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22s
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[keys jingling]
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24s
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[door lock clicking]
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39s
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-You bought this? -Yeah.
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42s
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-And it’s ours now. We own this. -Mm-hmm.
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47s
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[chirping]
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50s
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-I love it. -Right?
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52s
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What’d I tell you?
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53s
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The fireplace, the built-ins here.
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55s
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Are you sure you want to give this to your sister?
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57s
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Babe, we’d make 100K off this flip all day long.
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1:00
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-Trying to make up-- -[Russ] This is it?
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1:01
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[Ellie] Hey, hey, yeah. Come in, come in.
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1:03
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You guys made me ask off an hour early to see this dump?
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1:06
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We’re all smelling this right now, right?
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1:08
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Yeah, it smells like I’m breathing piss.
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1:10
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Okay. Not a good fit. So we’ll just go.
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1:12
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-[whispers] Come on. -Come on, have a little vision.
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1:14
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French doors to the garden.
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1:15
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We move the stairs, take these walls down,
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1:18
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create an open concept through the kitchen.
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1:20
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There’s a gorgeous stained glass here in the corner.
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1:23
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The bones are really good.
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1:24
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When’s the part we cough up 12 grand
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1:26
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to fix the rotted-out foundation?
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1:28
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Clearly, it’s not for them. Let’s just flip this one, El.
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1:30
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There’s a park across the street.
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1:32
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And the schools here are fantastic
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1:33
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if you have a baby. When.
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1:35
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I’m sorry. I’m sorry, Kimmy. When, when you have a baby.
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1:38
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We’re having a baby.
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1:39
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-We are having a baby. -[Russ] You see that?
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1:41
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That’s called manifesting to the universe.
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1:43
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Sometimes the universe thinks it’s funny
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1:45
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if I drop $26,000 on in-vitro first.
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1:48
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-Oh! You’re a dick. -[Russ] I’m kidding!
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1:50
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If this place is so great,
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1:52
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why don’t you guys move in here?
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1:53
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What are they gonna do with five bedrooms and a park?
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1:56
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They’re obviously never having kids.
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1:57
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Look at them. No emotional holes to fill.
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1:59
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Not that we are doing it to fill--
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2:01
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-Shut up, Russ. -All right.
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2:03
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-What was that look? -What look?
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2:05
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He just said you guys are never gonna have kids.
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2:08
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Then you did a definite look.
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2:10
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Yeah, there was a look, what was the look for?
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2:11
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You looked back at me to try to include me in your look.
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2:13
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-I didn’t do a look. -Totally did a look.
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2:15
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-It wasn’t a look. -I think we started trouble.
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2:17
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-There’s no trouble. -Maybe even a fight.
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2:19
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-There’s no fight, no trouble. -Let’s get out of here.
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2:21
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Oh, my God. You guys are gonna have kids now, aren’t you?
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2:24
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No. What? Kimmy. I don’t know. What?
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2:27
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For sure, because you have to win at everything.
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2:28
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You’re gonna throw your perfect uterus in my face too.
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2:30
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How do you know that my uterus is so perfect?
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2:32
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We’ve never even tried to have kids.
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2:33
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I don’t know if I can get pregnant.
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2:35
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Of course it is perfect. It is yours.
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2:38
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-Kimmy. -It probably
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2:39
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-has a leather interior. -[Ellie] Please, Kimmy.
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2:42
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-You just got here. -Sorry, Petey.
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2:44
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-Have a good fight. -[Pete] See you later, Russ.
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2:46
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What? That's...
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2:49
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-I didn’t do a look. -You’re doing a look right now.
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2:51
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There’s no look. You’re doing a look.
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2:53
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[sighs]
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2:59
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All right, maybe I did do a look.
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3:01
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But just hearing him say it out loud:
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3:03
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"We’re never having children." I mean, is that true?
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3:07
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I quit bringing it up because every time I did,
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3:09
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you’d say it’s not the right time.
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3:10
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I know, but we were always so broke.
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3:13
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We were going crazy trying to get the business started.
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3:16
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We’ve flipped five houses this year,
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3:17
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and I’m starting to turn down design work.
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3:20
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I always thought that I’d be a mom someday.
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3:23
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-I think I’m ready. -Great.
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3:24
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Now you’re ready. By the time the kid’s 16,
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3:26
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I’ll be one of those old dads, like Brian Hendrickson’s dad.
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3:34
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-Hey, Dad. -What’s up, son?
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3:36
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Hey, Mr. Hendrickson, go long!
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3:41
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[groaning]
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3:45
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Dad?
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3:46
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You killed my dad!
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3:48
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Hey. Hey, Dad. Wake up, wake up. Wake up!
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3:50
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You did not kill Mr. Hendrickson.
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3:54
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-And you’re not that old. -Here’s an idea.
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3:56
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What if we adopt a five-year-old?
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3:57
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It’d be like I got cracking when I was 36. How about that?
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4:08
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[Pete] Keep your end straight, will you?
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4:09
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You’re overthinking it, bro. None of my kids were planned.
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4:12
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Kid shows up, you figure it out. Easy-peasy.
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4:15
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-How many kids you got now, Stu? -Number four’s in the oven.
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4:18
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-Wow. -Nothing hard about kids.
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4:21
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As long as you spend some time with them, they’re cool.
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4:23
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Most important thing, make sure the moms all get along.
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4:32
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-[dog barking] -Meatball. Hey, buddy!
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4:35
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Hey. You miss me? Oh! That’s my boy.
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4:38
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You missed me? I missed you too. Yeah. You’re such a good boy.
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4:42
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Hey, El. I got the towel samples you wanted for the kitchen.
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4:46
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El, you okay?
|
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4:51
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Hey, what’s the matter?
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4:53
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Nothing. I was just thinking about what you said
|
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4:55
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about adopting a five-year-old.
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4:57
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-I said that? -Yeah.
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4:58
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-I was totally-- I was joking. -I know. It’s kind of crazy.
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5:01
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But it got me thinking,
|
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5:02
|
and there’s so many kids in foster care.
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5:04
|
And they’re moving from place to place,
|
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5:06
|
and they don’t have anybody.
|
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5:07
|
And it’s like the saddest thing I’ve ever seen.
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5:09
|
I found this adoption agency.
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5:11
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and they’re having an orientation next week.
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5:13
|
No, no, no, don’t show me that.
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5:14
|
I don’t want to see those little faces.
|
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5:16
|
You trying to break my heart? I just got home from work.
|
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5:18
|
Ellie, people who take in foster kids are really special.
|
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5:21
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These are the kind who volunteer when it’s not even a holiday.
|
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5:24
|
We don’t even volunteer on a holiday.
|
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5:26
|
What if there was, like, a disaster?
|
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5:28
|
-What, like a dirty bomb? -Whatever.
|
|
5:30
|
And there’s a little kid who ends up on our doorstep.
|
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5:33
|
Are we gonna turn her away 'cause we’re not special enough?
|
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5:36
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That would depend.
|
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5:37
|
There’s a lot of factors that go into it.
|
|
5:39
|
I mean, our food rations, the blast radius.
|
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5:43
|
El, you can’t take some offhanded remark I made
|
|
5:46
|
and turn it into a crazy life decision. It was a joke.
|
|
5:51
|
Yeah.
|
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5:53
|
I know. I just...
|
|
5:55
|
You’re right. You shouldn’t be pushed into something
|
|
5:57
|
you don’t want to do. It was just a nice thought.
|
|
6:03
|
Good night.
|
|
6:05
|
All right, I won’t make any more jokes like that.
|
|
6:08
|
All right?
|
|
6:11
|
[sighs]
|
|
6:13
|
You wanna watch a little Fixer Upper?
|
|
6:17
|
-Okay, I love you. -[Ellie] I love you.
|
|
6:20
|
-[couch squeaking] -[TV clicking]
|
|
6:22
|
[Joanna, on TV] That’s a long fill-up, my friend.
|
|
6:24
|
[Chip] That’s because I wanted you to come in here.
|
|
6:26
|
We’re having a karate kicking contest. Me versus you...
|
|
6:29
|
[TV switches off]
|
|
6:38
|
["Let 'Em In" by Wings playing]
|
|
6:50
|
Oh, God.
|
|
6:58
|
♪ Someone’s knockin’ At the door ♪
|
|
7:00
|
♪ Somebody ringin’ the bell ♪
|
|
7:03
|
♪ Someone’s knockin’ At the door ♪
|
|
7:06
|
♪ Somebody’s ringin’ the bell ♪
|
|
7:08
|
♪ Do me a favor ♪
|
|
7:10
|
♪ Open the door ♪
|
|
7:12
|
♪ And let ’em in ♪
|
|
7:15
|
♪ Ooh, yeah ♪
|
|
7:19
|
♪ Someone’s knockin’ At the door ♪
|
|
7:22
|
♪ Somebody’s ringin’ the bell ♪
|
|
7:25
|
♪ Someone’s knockin’ At the door ♪
|
|
7:27
|
♪ Somebody’s ringin’ the bell ♪
|
|
7:29
|
[sighs]
|
|
7:30
|
♪ Do me a favor Open the door ♪
|
|
7:34
|
♪ And let ’em in... ♪
|
|
7:39
|
[sighs] It’s not fair. That is not...
|
|
7:44
|
Hey.
|
|
7:46
|
You can’t buy these pita chips anymore. They’re way too spicy.
|
|
7:49
|
I’m getting my nose watery and--
|
|
7:55
|
Over a half million children are currently in foster care.
|
|
7:59
|
The system is overloaded, okay? It doesn’t need any more kids.
|
|
8:03
|
For a child to be removed,
|
|
8:05
|
conditions have to be pretty bleak,
|
|
8:07
|
usually involving abuse or extreme neglect.
|
|
8:10
|
And some of these kids can often languish in the system,
|
|
8:13
|
unless a wonderful family like yours steps up for them.
|
|
8:17
|
We’ll step up. We’ll take one right away.
|
|
8:19
|
Oh, perfect.
|
|
8:21
|
Let me check in back, see what we have in stock.
|
|
8:23
|
[laughter]
|
|
8:24
|
She is kidding, of course. We do not "stock".
|
|
8:28
|
And you know that. Um...
|
|
8:30
|
But we can take you
|
|
8:32
|
through the eight-week foster parenting course,
|
|
8:34
|
and you can get your certification.
|
|
8:36
|
And then we can pair you with some kids
|
|
8:38
|
that you can foster until they become adoptable.
|
|
8:40
|
But it is not gonna be easy, folks.
|
|
8:43
|
These kids will test your will,
|
|
8:45
|
put a strain on your relationship,
|
|
8:48
|
and push buttons you didn’t even know you had.
|
|
8:50
|
I can tell by looking at you
|
|
8:52
|
that not all y’all are gonna make it.
|
|
8:54
|
[chuckles] I actually think this group
|
|
8:56
|
has got the grit to face some unpleasant...
|
|
9:00
|
-Excuse me. -You guys heading out?
|
|
9:03
|
-[man] Yeah. -Okay. Thank you. Bye-bye.
|
|
9:06
|
-All right, that one’s on me. -It absolutely is.
|
|
9:08
|
-We’ve gone over this before. -We have.
|
|
9:10
|
-This is a problem. -[Karen] It’s a problem.
|
|
9:12
|
Okay, everybody, why don’t we learn your names
|
|
9:14
|
and what type of children you’re looking for.
|
|
9:16
|
Oh, hi, um,
|
|
9:18
|
we’re Dana and Dirk McCann.
|
|
9:21
|
And the Lord has guided us here
|
|
9:23
|
to adopt a baby boy... or a girl.
|
|
9:26
|
Yeah, the big guy, he’s...
|
|
9:28
|
-blessed us with so much. -Mm-hmm.
|
|
9:29
|
We’d like to share it with a child that needs a home.
|
|
9:32
|
-Yeah. -Oh, what about over here?
|
|
9:34
|
I’m David, and this is my wife, Jessie.
|
|
9:37
|
And we’ve been trying to have a baby for three years now.
|
|
9:40
|
But no matter what we do, I can’t...
|
|
9:44
|
I’m sorry. Can someone else go?
|
|
9:46
|
-It’s okay. -[Kit] It's okay.
|
|
9:48
|
Well, I’m Kit and this is Michael.
|
|
9:51
|
We’ve also been trying to conceive now.
|
|
9:53
|
Pretty much since the first night we met, right?
|
|
9:56
|
That is correct. We’re just not having any luck.
|
|
9:59
|
Anyway, we’re looking for a child
|
|
10:01
|
of any gender or ethnicity up to nine years old.
|
|
10:04
|
Hello. My name is October Ross Jennings.
|
|
10:07
|
And I would like to be the single mother
|
|
10:10
|
of an athletically gifted teen boy who I can help
|
|
10:13
|
to reach his full Division One scholarship potential.
|
|
10:17
|
Preferably African-American.
|
|
10:18
|
-Mm-hmm. -[Ellie laughs] Right?
|
|
10:22
|
Like The Blind Side. Like the movie. Right?
|
|
10:25
|
-That’s great. -Honey, she’s not joking.
|
|
10:27
|
Are you jo-- You’re not joking?
|
|
10:29
|
My God. I’m so sorry. I just thought
|
|
10:31
|
'cause of the gay guys' conceiving joke that we were...
|
|
10:34
|
I mean, that is the plot of The Blind Side, so...
|
|
10:37
|
I’ve never seen it. So, please, it’s your turn.
|
|
10:40
|
Just do not talk to me anymore.
|
|
10:42
|
[Pete, whispering] Yeah, she’s nuts.
|
|
10:44
|
I’m so sorry. I feel terrible. I, uh...
|
|
10:48
|
Um, my name’s Ellie. Hi. This is my husband, Pete.
|
|
10:52
|
Yeah, I mean, I’m not too sure about any of this.
|
|
10:54
|
I mean, I get it. We adopted our dog Meatball.
|
|
10:56
|
-We love him like crazy, but-- -Don’t compare kids to dogs.
|
|
10:59
|
No, I’m not. I’m just saying
|
|
11:01
|
there used to be a stigma about getting a dog from the pound,
|
|
11:03
|
but now they’re called rescue dogs and everybody wants one.
|
|
11:06
|
Don’t say "pound," don’t say "dog." Just don’t.
|
|
11:08
|
Okay, no, that’s not...
|
|
11:09
|
It’s just all of this is a little bit scary, right?
|
|
11:11
|
But maybe if you call them rescue kids...
|
|
11:13
|
-Oh, my God. -...instead of foster kids,
|
|
11:15
|
more people would be into it, and then people
|
|
11:17
|
-wouldn't be walking out-- -Pete! Pete!
|
|
11:18
|
-It’d be good for your program. -Pete! Pete!
|
|
11:21
|
-I’m just saying-- -Just stop it!
|
|
11:22
|
Oh, everyone, our guest speaker of the day,
|
|
11:25
|
Brenda Fernandez and her parents.
|
|
11:27
|
Let’s make them feel welcome.
|
|
11:29
|
[Ellie] Whoo!
|
|
11:30
|
[Brenda] Hey, thank you.
|
|
11:34
|
Hi. [chuckles]
|
|
11:37
|
So, when I was eight years old,
|
|
11:40
|
my mom and her boyfriend decided it would be a good idea
|
|
11:43
|
to build a meth lab in our garage.
|
|
11:45
|
They made me deliver drugs for them.
|
|
11:48
|
They abused me physically,
|
|
11:49
|
and some of their customers abused me sexually.
|
|
11:52
|
Uh, when I was 11, our garage exploded,
|
|
11:55
|
and I was put in the system,
|
|
11:57
|
bounced around from placement to placement.
|
|
12:00
|
Pretty soon I was 14.
|
|
12:02
|
Nobody wants a teenager,
|
|
12:03
|
so I’d be aging out in a few years.
|
|
12:06
|
The thing is, over half the kids who age out of foster care
|
|
12:10
|
end up homeless, addicted,
|
|
12:12
|
incarcerated, or dead within two years.
|
|
12:15
|
That was gonna be me, trying to start my adult life,
|
|
12:19
|
but with no family to help me pick a college,
|
|
12:22
|
nobody to come home to on the holidays or cry to
|
|
12:25
|
when my first boyfriend dumped me for Missy Howard.
|
|
12:29
|
But then those two...
|
|
12:31
|
very special people came along.
|
|
12:33
|
And I didn’t make it easy on them.
|
|
12:38
|
But no matter how hard I pushed them away,
|
|
12:41
|
they were always there with a sack lunch and a ride.
|
|
12:49
|
Thanks, you guys.
|
|
12:54
|
Come here, Daddy. You too, Mama.
|
|
12:57
|
[chuckling]
|
|
13:02
|
-That was good. -[laughs]
|
|
13:14
|
I am so sorry about the Blind Side comment.
|
|
13:16
|
I love the movie.
|
|
13:19
|
Bye, Brenda. Great job. Amazing. All right, Kit, bye.
|
|
13:21
|
Dirk, see you in the classes, buddy. Bye, guys. Hey.
|
|
13:25
|
So, now you think we’re special enough?
|
|
13:26
|
Maybe we are. I mean, this is what we do.
|
|
13:29
|
We see potential in things, we fix ’em up. Like they did.
|
|
13:32
|
They find this kid in a state of disrepair,
|
|
13:34
|
give her a new coat of paint,
|
|
13:35
|
scrape off her emotional popcorn ceiling,
|
|
13:37
|
install countertops in the form of love or self-esteem.
|
|
13:40
|
I’m not saying she’s a house
|
|
13:42
|
the way I said the dog thing in there,
|
|
13:43
|
but I think we’re perfect for this.
|
|
13:45
|
But she’s really-- she’s not a house, Pete.
|
|
13:47
|
I just said she's not a house! Are you listening to me?
|
|
13:49
|
[Ellie] Okay. No, I, uh...
|
|
13:50
|
I’m so exci-- Are you excited?
|
|
13:53
|
I just get worried that you think things
|
|
13:56
|
are gonna be easier than they actually are.
|
|
13:59
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-What? I do not. -You do.
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14:01
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This was your idea.
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14:02
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Now that I’m pumped about it, you’re not even pumped?
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14:04
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-No, no, I am pumped. -You don’t look pumped.
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14:06
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A life-altering moment like this, you gotta get pumped.
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14:09
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We’re about to do something insane.
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14:10
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-Did you hear her speak? -Yes.
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14:11
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It was the greatest thing I’ve heard in my life.
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14:13
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-I know! -Come on, cowgirl,
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14:15
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-let me get a yee-haw. -Yee-haw!
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14:16
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No, bull. Gimme one. Yee-haw! Louder. Crazier.
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14:19
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Come on. Come on!
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You’re about to be a mom! -[Ellie] Yaaa-hoo!
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14:23
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["Little of Your Love" by Haim playing]
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14:25
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-Add a balloon, El. -Okay, have a seat.
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14:27
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-[women chattering] -Time’s up.
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14:32
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These are your fantasy kids.
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14:35
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They are not your real children.
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14:37
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♪ Don’t think about it all Too much ♪
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14:38
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♪ My love is gonna be enough ♪
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14:42
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Come on, Jessie. You’re losing her.
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14:44
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Pete. Pete, Pete! Ticktock, muscle man.
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14:46
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That's not gonna bring him back
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14:48
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from the peanut butter sandwich you fed him.
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14:50
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Your real kids will be very different.
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14:51
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[Sharon] Can’t erase ’em.
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14:53
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♪ You gotta give me just A little of your love, baby ♪
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14:56
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[Karen] Good job, Michael.
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14:58
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All right, October.
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15:00
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I’m calling it. Yours is dead.
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15:02
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♪ Don’t it feel like that night Was from a dream ♪
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15:06
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♪ I never felt nothing Like that ♪
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15:08
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♪ Looking at you Looking right back... ♪
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15:11
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-All there? -Yeah.
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15:14
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Time to erase these ideas right now.
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15:17
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Almost done.
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15:19
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-Almost done. -Okay. Okay.
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15:21
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Thank you. Thank you.
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15:23
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Thank you.
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15:25
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♪ So don’t let me down ♪
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15:27
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♪ Give me just a little Of your love, baby ♪
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15:30
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♪ And I’ll try... ♪
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15:32
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All right, everybody, I want you all to imagine
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15:36
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you got this plush new job.
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15:38
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They give you a nice big office. There’s a gym,
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15:42
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and a frozen yogurt machine
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15:44
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-right there in the break room. -I love frozen yogurt.
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15:46
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But deep down, you know you’re not qualified.
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15:51
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In your heart of hearts,
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15:54
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you know you’re not good enough
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15:56
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and you are going to get fired.
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15:59
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Hmm?
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16:00
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The same way you got fired from your last three jobs.
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16:03
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And you might quit just to get some control back.
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16:07
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Hell, you might even tip over that damn yogurt machine
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16:10
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and walk your ass right on out of there.
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16:12
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[Sharon] Just to clarify,
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16:14
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Karen is not advocating vandalism in the workplace.
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16:19
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The point is, that it’s the same...
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16:23
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for a displaced child...
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16:25
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[snipping]
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...who knows... that you don’t want her.
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16:29
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Except instead of grieving...
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16:33
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the loss of a job...
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16:35
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she’s losing her connection
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16:38
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with everything and everyone.
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16:42
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But the one connection
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16:44
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that can remain
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16:46
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is between siblings.
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16:48
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Sometimes it’s easier for sibs to adjust
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16:51
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because they’re not going through it all alone.
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16:54
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You might want to consider upgrading to a sibling set.
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16:59
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[Karen] Dirk? Would you consider siblings?
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17:02
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The big guy might smile on that.
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17:04
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[chuckles]
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17:05
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[stammering] We’d have to... We’d pray on that.
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17:09
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-Right, honey. Yeah. -We pray on it.
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17:11
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The big guy wouldn’t give you any more than you can handle.
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17:14
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I beg to differ.
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17:15
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["Shine on Me" by Dan Auerbach playing]
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17:17
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♪ You only got A couple miles to go ♪
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17:19
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♪ If you’re trying To drive me insane ♪
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17:22
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♪ I saw you crack a smile About a week ago ♪
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17:25
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♪ In the middle Of the pouring rain ♪
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17:28
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-[Karen] Pete. Ellie. -Hey.
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17:31
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-You made it. -[Ellie] Hi.
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17:33
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Just sign in, take this form with you and write down the name
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17:37
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of any kid you meet that you might be interested in.
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17:39
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Really? That’s how this works?
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17:41
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Yeah, it can feel a little like shopping for kids.
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17:43
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It’s messed up, I know, but the county puts these on
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17:46
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because they can match a lot of kids and parents quickly.
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17:49
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God, look at the big kids over there.
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17:52
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Breaks my heart.
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17:53
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Most folks want nothing to do with teenagers.
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17:56
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Of course, if you two
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17:57
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thought you could make room for an older child...
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18:00
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-Um, I mean... -I... Oh, God.
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18:03
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I’m so sor-- We-- We’re terrible people.
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18:06
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-I’m sorry. -You’re not terrible.
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18:08
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Now get on in there and find you a family. Go on.
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18:11
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God, it’s so weird. Normally, you wouldn't chat up
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18:14
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some random kid in a park. You'd get arrested.
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18:16
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-Now we’re just supposed to? -I know.
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18:19
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This little guy is all by himself.
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18:21
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-You want to go say hi? -Yeah. Okay.
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18:24
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-Excuse me. Sorry. -So sorry.
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18:26
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-Occupied. -Occupied! Sorry!
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18:28
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We just went to get treats.
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18:30
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So, yeah, just back it up. Okay?
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18:33
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Hey, look, we got some snacks.
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18:34
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Come on, Lucas, right over here.
|
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18:36
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[October] Hey. Excuse me! Heads up!
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18:39
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Okay.
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18:41
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Never mind. Thanks.
|
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18:43
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♪ Shine on me ♪
|
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18:45
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You just take it and try to throw it into his mouth.
|
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18:48
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Really. You want to have a go?
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18:51
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Oh.
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18:53
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Nice to meet you.
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18:55
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-[Ellie] Get it? -Oh, yeah. Bring her in!
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18:57
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Yeah-- Whoa! Oh!
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18:59
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Hey. You gotta wait for your turn, buddy.
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19:02
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-I’m sorry. -Let’s... Let’s just go.
|
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19:05
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♪ Shine on me ♪
|
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19:08
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♪ Shine on me ♪
|
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19:11
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Pete. Ellie.
|
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19:12
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-How’s it going? -Hey.
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19:14
|
Yeah, well... it’s a little weird.
|
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19:16
|
Yeah, these things can be kind of awkward.
|
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19:18
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But did you meet any kids that you’re curious about?
|
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19:22
|
We met one little girl who was sitting all by herself.
|
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19:26
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Very sweet, a little guarded, had a little wall around her.
|
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19:28
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Really small for her age too.
|
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19:30
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Maybe a fetal alcohol thing or something.
|
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19:33
|
I saw her-- Oh, right there. The little
|
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19:35
|
sad looking one with pigtails who seems like
|
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19:37
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she’s been chained to a radiator half her life.
|
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19:38
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-Uh, that’s my daughter. -The radiator kid?
|
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19:41
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[chuckles] What?
|
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19:42
|
Yeah. That’s my daughter.
|
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19:45
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[Ellie] I’m so sorry.
|
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19:46
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You don’t have to be sorry. I’m really proud of her.
|
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19:49
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The reason she’s sitting away from others
|
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19:51
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is because she has a family, a very happy family.
|
|
19:55
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And I didn’t drink a drop when I was pregnant.
|
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19:57
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Nor do I have a radiator.
|
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19:59
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-You should be really proud. -[Sharon] I am.
|
|
20:05
|
[indistinct chatter]
|
|
20:07
|
I’m sick of looking at that. To hell with it.
|
|
20:09
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-I’m going over there. -Pete. Hey, Pete.
|
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20:13
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-Pete, what are you doing? -Look at them over there.
|
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20:16
|
Everybody’s avoiding them
|
|
20:17
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like they’re dipped in shit. I’m gonna go say hi.
|
|
20:19
|
Yeah, okay-- Hey, Pete, just wait.
|
|
20:21
|
I know. I think it’s awful. But they’re teenagers, okay?
|
|
20:24
|
They use drugs, masturbate, watch people
|
|
20:27
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playing video games on YouTube. We’re not equipped for that.
|
|
20:29
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[Pete] What do we have to be equipped for?
|
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20:31
|
I’m just saying hello.
|
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20:32
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[Ellie] I don’t think we should do that.
|
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20:33
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-Excuse me? Hi. -Hey. Hi.
|
|
20:35
|
Hi! Just FYI, we can all hear you.
|
|
20:39
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-Hmm? -"Dipped in shit."
|
|
20:41
|
"Masturbate," so forth.
|
|
20:43
|
Uh, we appreciate the concern,
|
|
20:46
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but there’s no need to go all pity crazy.
|
|
20:48
|
We know how this works. So, just go on.
|
|
20:50
|
It’s okay. go mingle with the kiddies and, uh,
|
|
20:52
|
don’t give it another thought, okay?
|
|
20:54
|
Have a good day, folks. Thanks. Bye-bye.
|
|
20:59
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[laughing]
|
|
21:13
|
[Karen] So, you two went out and found yourself
|
|
21:16
|
a teenager after all, huh?
|
|
21:18
|
-We only met her for a second. -But she made a real impression.
|
|
21:20
|
[Sharon] Oh, yeah. Lizzy’s such a great kid.
|
|
21:22
|
She does really well in school. Come on back.
|
|
21:26
|
She came into care four years ago when she was 11.
|
|
21:29
|
Took a lot to convince her to accept placement
|
|
21:31
|
in an adoptive home.
|
|
21:33
|
-Her mother-- -Set the house on fire,
|
|
21:34
|
passed out with a crack pipe.
|
|
21:36
|
-What I was gonna say-- -Before I told it like it is?
|
|
21:38
|
Before you jumped on in there,
|
|
21:40
|
is that her mother’s made a lot of promises over the years
|
|
21:44
|
and never seems to follow through with them.
|
|
21:46
|
Where’s her mom now?
|
|
21:47
|
Probably in an orange jumpsuit selling smokes in the yard.
|
|
21:49
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[Sharon] I’m sure that’s not accurate.
|
|
21:52
|
Huh. Turns out Lizzy’s mom
|
|
21:54
|
is finishing a sentence in county jail.
|
|
21:57
|
Who called it, huh? Who said it?
|
|
21:59
|
-You did. -Yeah.
|
|
22:01
|
Looks like she’s never pursued reunification
|
|
22:04
|
or contacted her kids in over two years.
|
|
22:06
|
So, yeah, she’s pretty much a nonissue.
|
|
22:08
|
That’s terrible. What about the father?
|
|
22:11
|
[chuckling]
|
|
22:14
|
What are you talking about, "father"?
|
|
22:17
|
What, are you doing comedy for us now, Pete?
|
|
22:19
|
Karen, we’ve had plenty of fathers who have stepped up,
|
|
22:23
|
but in this case, no IDs on any birth fathers.
|
|
22:26
|
Look, Lizzy’s mom is a product of the system
|
|
22:29
|
and she never learned to properly care for herself,
|
|
22:31
|
much less three kids.
|
|
22:33
|
-Three kids? -Oh.
|
|
22:34
|
-What? -Yeah, three.
|
|
22:35
|
-[Karen] Yeah, Lizzy-- -At once?
|
|
22:37
|
Yeah, Lizzy comes with two younger siblings,
|
|
22:40
|
-Juan and Lita. -[Ellie] Wait, wait.
|
|
22:42
|
-So, we'd have three children? -No. Two, maybe,
|
|
22:45
|
but there’s no way we can do three.
|
|
22:48
|
We wanted to meet-- Oh, my gosh.
|
|
22:50
|
-Why would you show us that? -You’re an asshole.
|
|
22:52
|
Why would you even show that? They’re so cute. That’s wrong.
|
|
22:56
|
Listen, we’re not gonna sugarcoat it, okay?
|
|
22:58
|
Lita is a wild, rowdy kid,
|
|
23:01
|
and Juan can be fragile and a little emotional,
|
|
23:04
|
and Lizzy is strong-willed and she won’t trust easily.
|
|
23:08
|
-God, can you blame her? -[Karen] Well, but listen,
|
|
23:10
|
we wouldn’t recommend this match if we didn’t believe
|
|
23:13
|
that with some structure and love
|
|
23:15
|
these-- these kids could blossom, right?
|
|
23:18
|
[Sharon] Yeah. We’re hoping to get them
|
|
23:20
|
out of their current foster placement.
|
|
23:22
|
[scoffs] The Muskies might lose that meal ticket.
|
|
23:24
|
Karen, please.
|
|
23:26
|
Most of our foster parents are really terrific, caring people.
|
|
23:31
|
And, yes, there are people who do it just for the paycheck.
|
|
23:34
|
But the Muskies are not abusive or evil.
|
|
23:37
|
-Just maybe a little-- -Inbred.
|
|
23:39
|
-Karen, there is no evidence-- -You’ve seen ’em.
|
|
23:42
|
I swear they look like brother and sister.
|
|
23:44
|
-I can’t tell them apart. -[Sharon] In any case,
|
|
23:46
|
I’d love to set up a visitation,
|
|
23:47
|
unless you have any other concerns.
|
|
23:49
|
It’s just a visitation. So...
|
|
23:52
|
[stammering] It’s just-- Is it a problem, you know,
|
|
23:54
|
the whole white savior thing?
|
|
23:56
|
-Like the Avatar thing. -Avatar?
|
|
23:59
|
The blue guys couldn’t fight off the unobtanium guys
|
|
24:01
|
until the white guy showed up and pretended to be a blue guy?
|
|
24:03
|
I just-- All I’m saying is,
|
|
24:05
|
white-bread couple taking in little Latin kids.
|
|
24:08
|
Are people gonna think we shouldn’t be doing that?
|
|
24:10
|
You know what,
|
|
24:11
|
we’ll toss these kids back into the system
|
|
24:13
|
and I’ll just jot you down for "whites only."
|
|
24:15
|
-Come on. I didn’t mean-- -Hey! No, that’s not...
|
|
24:18
|
Don’t write "whites only."
|
|
24:20
|
-That’s not what he meant. -That’s not at all what I meant.
|
|
24:22
|
Pete, I appreciate your cultural sensitivity,
|
|
24:24
|
but we have every color of kid in the system.
|
|
24:28
|
-And every color of parent. -[Karen] Every color.
|
|
24:30
|
-Just not nearly enough. -Not nearly enough parents.
|
|
24:33
|
-Mm-mm. -And listen.
|
|
24:35
|
You’re gonna get some funny looks.
|
|
24:36
|
And people are gonna say some stupid shit.
|
|
24:39
|
But if you’re willing to love these kids
|
|
24:41
|
who need a mom and dad,
|
|
24:43
|
and somebody has a problem with that,
|
|
24:44
|
you just ask ’em how many goddamn kids they’ve adopted.
|
|
24:47
|
-Exactly. -Hell.
|
|
24:49
|
-Shoot. -All right, well,
|
|
24:51
|
I just wanted to have the Avatar talk.
|
|
24:53
|
-Now we did, so I’m good. -Oh, fantastic.
|
|
24:55
|
-You ready to meet three kids? -Three kids?
|
|
24:56
|
-Yeah. -All right.
|
|
24:58
|
We’ll set it up.
|
|
25:03
|
Hey. How’s it going?
|
|
25:06
|
Good. It’s going really good. Pete and Ellie.
|
|
25:09
|
Yeah, yeah, we know. Come on in.
|
|
25:12
|
[scoffs]
|
|
25:17
|
-[door closes] -Good luck with that one.
|
|
25:18
|
She thinks she’s better than everybody.
|
|
25:20
|
Yeah. The other two are jackassing around out back.
|
|
25:23
|
We’ll be in the shop.
|
|
25:28
|
-Hey. -Hi.
|
|
25:29
|
-Hey, uh, Mr. and Mrs. Wagner. -[Ellie] How are you?
|
|
25:32
|
Oh, uh, Ellie and Pete. You don’t have to call us
|
|
25:35
|
-the Wagners. -No, please. Good to...
|
|
25:36
|
-Um, sorry about them. They’re-- -Oh, please.
|
|
25:40
|
-They just seem a little-- -Like brother and sister?
|
|
25:43
|
[Mrs. Muskie] Pipe down with that crap.
|
|
25:45
|
-We are not friggin’ related. -[Mr. Muskie] Friggin’ related.
|
|
25:47
|
I’m really gonna miss them.
|
|
25:50
|
-That is, if you-- -No. Please. Oh, my goodness.
|
|
25:52
|
-You made an impression on us. -We're so happy...
|
|
25:55
|
We wanted to get to know you a little bit more.
|
|
25:57
|
-Meet your brother and sister. -They’re actually right outside,
|
|
26:00
|
-if you guys wanna follow me. -Yes! Yes.
|
|
26:01
|
[Lizzy] Okay.
|
|
26:06
|
Juan. Lita.
|
|
26:09
|
I want you guys to meet Pete and Ellie.
|
|
26:12
|
-Hi. -Hey, guys.
|
|
26:14
|
Are we gonna go stay at your house now?
|
|
26:15
|
-Um... -Well, we met your sister,
|
|
26:19
|
and she’s so awesome.
|
|
26:20
|
-She’s really cool. -She told us about you.
|
|
26:22
|
Want to play restaurant with me?
|
|
26:24
|
Yeah, I would love to.
|
|
26:25
|
-Where’s your restaurant? -[Lita] Right over there.
|
|
26:27
|
-And what’s your doll’s name? -Her name is Potato Chips.
|
|
26:30
|
-I love potato chips. -Potato chips are my favorite.
|
|
26:34
|
Oh, nice one.
|
|
26:36
|
-Can we be the Clippers? -I’m more of a Lakers fan.
|
|
26:38
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-Oh, uh, sorry. -No,
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26:40
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you don’t have to say sorry. That’s okay.
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26:42
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-We can be the Clippers, okay? -[Juan] Okay.
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26:43
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-I shoot, you crash the boards. -[Juan] Yeah. Sure.
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26:48
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Oh, no!
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26:50
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Oh, shoot!
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26:51
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-You did it on purpose! -What?
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26:53
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You hit me ’cause I like the Clippers.
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26:55
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Buddy, I think the Clippers are awesome.
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26:56
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[Ellie] We love the Clippers. Are you kidding me?
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26:58
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It was smart to get rid of Blake Griffin, great trade.
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27:01
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We’re obsessed with the Clippers.
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27:02
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I can’t get enough of them. They’re amazing.
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27:05
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[Juan] Okay.
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27:06
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Can we play hide and seek?
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27:08
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You sure? You lost a lot of blood.
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27:09
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-I love hide and seek. -But just us. No girls.
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27:12
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Oh. Sure.
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27:14
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It’s not that progressive, but no problem.
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27:16
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Lita, should we go play restaurants?
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27:18
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-[Lita] Yeah. -[Juan] You’re it.
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27:19
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-I’ll hide and you count. -You sure you’re okay?
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27:21
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-Yeah. Go on, count to 20. -All right, buddy.
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27:24
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Oh, my God.
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27:26
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You better not embarrass me at the restaurant.
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27:28
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Potato Chips has been bad today. Bad girl!
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27:32
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Bad, bad, bad!
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27:34
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Don’t talk back, you little beaner!
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27:37
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Oh! Uh...
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27:39
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-I don’t think that’s-- -You know what?
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27:41
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She picks up that stuff off the TV.
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27:43
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-[Mr. Muskie] Yeah. -Oh, don’t give me the look.
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27:48
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Let’s not call her bad names like that.
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27:50
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Don’t tell me how to treat my kid!
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27:52
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You think you’re better than me, huh?
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27:55
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[Ellie] Pete,
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27:56
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if you don’t want the kids, I’m not gonna push you into it.
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28:00
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All right, look.
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28:02
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[sighs] I’m gonna be honest with you, all right?
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28:05
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I don’t know, I just thought when we met our kids
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28:08
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that it would be like this cosmic connection.
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28:11
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Like just take one look at them and just know,
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28:13
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-like when you and me met. -Yeah. Totally.
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28:17
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Whoa. Whoa, whoa, whoa. What, you didn’t just know?
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28:20
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-Hmm? -Oh, my gosh.
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28:22
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-What? -You heard me what I said.
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28:24
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-You didn't just know? -No, I was interested,
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28:25
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but I-- you know, I’m more cautious than you are.
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28:27
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Really? Wow. How long before you just knew?
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28:30
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[scoffs] A couple of months.
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28:32
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A couple of months? How many months?
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28:35
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Like, four...
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28:36
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-Four? -...teen.
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28:38
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-Fourteen? Oh, my God! -[Ellie] Babe, look.
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28:39
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-I knew before we got married. -That’s the point.
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28:42
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We don’t have a year-long engagement on this thing.
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28:44
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If we say "yes," they’re in our house next week.
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28:46
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Did you feel a cosmic connection?
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28:48
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No, I didn’t feel a cosmic connection.
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28:50
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I felt like I was... babysitting other people’s kids.
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28:54
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I agree.
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28:55
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-With what? -With you.
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28:57
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With me wanting the kids or not wanting the kids?
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29:00
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-Whatever you want. -That’s not an answer.
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29:02
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Give me 14 months to think about it.
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29:03
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How ’bout that? Come on.
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29:06
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-[door opens] -[woman] Hi!
|
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29:07
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-[Pete] It’s not a potluck. -[door closes]
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29:09
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[indistinct conversation]
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29:13
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All righty.
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29:15
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Honey, put those down for me. Thank you.
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29:17
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All right, come on, everybody.
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29:20
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Honey, come on. [chuckling] Jeez.
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29:23
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All right, everybody, hands.
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29:26
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Hands, hands, hands. Thank you.
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29:29
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Eyes closed.
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29:31
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[sighs] I’m thankful for my beautiful grandchildren,
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29:36
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including the-- the very lucky kids
|
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29:40
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that are soon to be adopted by two wonderful parents.
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29:44
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I’m really thankful for that too.
|
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29:45
|
That is really inspiring stuff, you guys. Well done.
|
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29:48
|
Yeah, about that. Actually, we--
|
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29:50
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We’ve decided together
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29:53
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not to move forward with the foster thing.
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29:55
|
We realized we hadn’t thought it through properly, so...
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29:59
|
Yeah! Jesus Christ. This is great news.
|
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30:02
|
We were all being supportive to your faces, but...
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30:05
|
Oh, yeah, we all thought you were out of your minds.
|
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30:06
|
I never said anything, but I’m thankful to hear this.
|
|
30:10
|
What? Why?
|
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30:12
|
-Let’s not. We’re holding hands. -No, no, no, no.
|
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30:15
|
I'd be thankful to know why you all have a problem with this.
|
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30:18
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-I never had a problem with it. -I think it’s kinda smart,
|
|
30:21
|
have a couple kids without the pregnancy
|
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30:23
|
and the hormones and the... the rage.
|
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30:25
|
-Stop talking. -[Jan] Ellie,
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30:27
|
all I’m saying is that we’re thankful
|
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30:29
|
that you and Peter are gonna experience having the love
|
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30:34
|
of your own beautiful children rather than...
|
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30:37
|
-Than what, Jan? Spit it out. -[Russ] Hell, I’ll say it.
|
|
30:39
|
Rather than just rolling the dice
|
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30:41
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with the offspring of some criminal or drug addict.
|
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30:43
|
To be honest, we were worried about our real kids’ safety...
|
|
30:46
|
-What? -...were they to hang out
|
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30:48
|
with your kids
|
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30:49
|
-if they’re-- -Damaged goods?
|
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30:51
|
You know, 'cause when I was growing up,
|
|
30:52
|
a lot of people thought I was damaged goods too.
|
|
30:55
|
Pete, we’re not talking about you, man,
|
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30:56
|
we're talkin' about, you know, crack babies
|
|
30:59
|
and kids who have been sexually harassed.
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31:00
|
"Sexually harassed"? What do you mean?
|
|
31:02
|
Like their parents maybe made lewd comments?
|
|
31:04
|
You know what I mean, wiseass.
|
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31:05
|
Open your stupid eyes.
|
|
31:10
|
How long have everyone’s eyes been open?
|
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31:11
|
Kimmy, you of all people. What if you can’t have a baby?
|
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31:14
|
Do not put that out
|
|
31:15
|
-into the universe. -What if you can’t?
|
|
31:17
|
-What are you gonna do? -[Linda] My God, Kim,
|
|
31:18
|
if you don’t quit being so nuts about this baby thing,
|
|
31:21
|
I swear to God, I’m gonna get pregnant again this afternoon
|
|
31:23
|
just to spite you.
|
|
31:25
|
-And you know I can do it. -Really?
|
|
31:27
|
-No. -Oh.
|
|
31:29
|
Sorry we’re not as politically correct as you guys,
|
|
31:30
|
but our baby has to be our blood.
|
|
31:33
|
-[Kim] Yes! Absolutely! -[Ellie] My God! "Our blood"!
|
|
31:36
|
-This blood right here? -What’s that supposed to mean?
|
|
31:39
|
Jerry, what do you think of all this?
|
|
31:40
|
I’d be thankful if we could eat, Russ.
|
|
31:42
|
You just spent 30 minutes talking about the deep state.
|
|
31:45
|
You don't have an opinion on your own family?
|
|
31:46
|
-None of my business. -[Ellie] Thank you, Daddy.
|
|
31:48
|
I'd like you to know thousands of children
|
|
31:50
|
are spending Thanksgiving without any family at all.
|
|
31:52
|
And right now, I kinda envy them.
|
|
31:54
|
But I know you guys love me.
|
|
31:55
|
I know that I have a place to go to eat turkey and be thankful.
|
|
31:58
|
But a lot of kids don’t have that.
|
|
32:00
|
And it’s not their fault! And they’re not damaged goods!
|
|
32:03
|
So forget what I said before. It is back on!
|
|
32:06
|
-If that’s okay with you, honey. -Yee-haw, baby.
|
|
32:08
|
Yee-haw. We’re gonna adopt a whole shitwhack of kids.
|
|
32:11
|
I'm thankful that whoever has a problem with it
|
|
32:13
|
can fuck right off!
|
|
32:14
|
[chuckles]
|
|
32:16
|
[giggling]
|
|
32:18
|
-Amen. -Amen.
|
|
32:21
|
[gasps]
|
|
32:22
|
[Jan] Well, there goes another Thanksgiving.
|
|
32:24
|
[Pete, whispering] You’re crazy.
|
|
32:26
|
[barking]
|
|
32:28
|
Hi, honey. Here we are.
|
|
32:30
|
Come in, look around.
|
|
32:32
|
-This is Meatball. -[gasps]
|
|
32:34
|
A Christmas tree?
|
|
32:36
|
Does that mean Santa comes here?
|
|
32:39
|
-Yeah, every year. -Yay!
|
|
32:41
|
-So, you guys are rich. -What? Ri-- No.
|
|
32:44
|
-[laughs] -[Pete] We’re not rich.
|
|
32:45
|
-[Ellie] No, no, no. -We’re doing okay.
|
|
32:47
|
When we got this house, it was a dump.
|
|
32:49
|
We renovate houses. Ellie did all the design work.
|
|
32:51
|
Actually, everything is from swap meets and flea markets,
|
|
32:54
|
and it’s not that expensive at all.
|
|
32:56
|
That’s crystal!
|
|
32:58
|
-Sorry. Oh, my God. -I’m sorry, I’m sorry.
|
|
33:00
|
I’m so sorry. I shouldn’t have left this out.
|
|
33:04
|
You guys want to see your rooms?
|
|
33:06
|
Come on. Let’s go check out your room.
|
|
33:09
|
[gasps]
|
|
33:11
|
-Look! I got a bed and a bunny! -What do you think?
|
|
33:14
|
I love the bunny ’cause she has a skirt.
|
|
33:16
|
-Whose toys are these? -[Ellie] They’re yours
|
|
33:18
|
-to share. -[Pete] Yeah.
|
|
33:19
|
[gasps] Lego!
|
|
33:22
|
Can I put my bears in there?
|
|
33:24
|
-Sure. -Of course.
|
|
33:27
|
Wow, you have a lot of teddy bears.
|
|
33:28
|
These are just court bears.
|
|
33:30
|
They get one every time we go to family court.
|
|
33:33
|
-[Lita] Can you help me? -[Juan] Yeah.
|
|
33:35
|
-[Lita] Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! -[Juan] Look at this, Lita.
|
|
33:39
|
Lizzy, want me to show you your room?
|
|
33:41
|
-Okay. Yeah. -It’s just here.
|
|
33:43
|
I’m so sorry you have to carry your stuff in these awful bags.
|
|
33:46
|
-If we knew-- -No, no, it’s cool.
|
|
33:49
|
Fun fact: That’s actually how you can spot a foster kid.
|
|
33:52
|
The kid carrying her whole life in a Hefty bag.
|
|
33:56
|
It’s a foster joke.
|
|
33:58
|
Well, make yourself at home.
|
|
33:59
|
Yeah, this is your place.
|
|
34:01
|
You can do whatever you want with it.
|
|
34:02
|
Do you wanna put posters on the wall,
|
|
34:03
|
-you wanna paint it... -[Pete] Yeah.
|
|
34:04
|
Come on, this is what we do.
|
|
34:05
|
We can knock that out in 20 minutes.
|
|
34:07
|
Run down to the hardware store, pick any color you like.
|
|
34:09
|
-[Ellie] Yes! -[Pete] What do you say?
|
|
34:11
|
-Any color. -[Pete] Just pick a color.
|
|
34:12
|
-[Ellie] What color do you like? -[Pete] Any color you want.
|
|
34:14
|
You just pick a color, we're doing it.
|
|
34:15
|
You’d look great in green.
|
|
34:20
|
Yeah.
|
|
34:22
|
What do you think?
|
|
34:25
|
Wow, uh, it’s, yeah, darkest of the black tones.
|
|
34:30
|
-Yeah, that’s what she picked. -Dark Kettle Black, huh?
|
|
34:33
|
I like it. It’s really... dope.
|
|
34:37
|
-I’ll get dinner started. -Okay.
|
|
34:40
|
-She doesn’t like it. -I think she loves it.
|
|
34:43
|
Well, you know her better than I do.
|
|
34:49
|
-Hey. -Hey, you all done in there?
|
|
34:51
|
Oh, yeah. And... she loves it.
|
|
34:54
|
Oh, great. I’m so glad she loves her black bedroom.
|
|
34:57
|
So, I’m gonna register Juan and Lita
|
|
35:00
|
at Harding in the morning,
|
|
35:01
|
and you can take Lizzy to the high school.
|
|
35:03
|
Did you see their shoes? We might want to take them
|
|
35:05
|
-to the mall tomorrow. -Hey, kids, dinner!
|
|
35:08
|
What? That sounds insane coming out of your mouth.
|
|
35:11
|
-Do we have kids? -Yeah, three of ’em.
|
|
35:13
|
That’s insane! I don’t believe it!
|
|
35:15
|
Did you not know that? ’Cause they’re really here.
|
|
35:19
|
-Holy shit. Holy shit. -Yeah. Yeah.
|
|
35:21
|
-They’re here. -I love you.
|
|
35:23
|
Ew! [laughing]
|
|
35:26
|
-What? -Kiss again! Kiss again!
|
|
35:29
|
God. Mm!
|
|
35:31
|
[both] Ew!
|
|
35:33
|
Mwah! What about that one?
|
|
35:35
|
Kiss again!
|
|
35:36
|
It’s gonna be long and weird.
|
|
35:38
|
-[Ellie and Pete] Mm! Mwah! -[Lita and Juan] Ew! [laugh]
|
|
35:41
|
-[Pete] How ’bout that? -[Ellie] How ’bout that?
|
|
35:43
|
-Come on, giggly. Sit down. -I’m gonna shift the plates.
|
|
35:46
|
Great. We have everything. We have burgers and pasta
|
|
35:48
|
-and-- -Can we have potato chips?
|
|
35:50
|
Let’s get ready for the tub.
|
|
35:52
|
Uh, you two, come on. Who wants to...
|
|
35:55
|
[Lizzy] Hey!
|
|
35:56
|
["Emergency" by Icona Pop playing]
|
|
35:57
|
♪ So you wanna dance? ♪
|
|
35:59
|
♪ You better know someone then Find someone of our friends ♪
|
|
36:02
|
-That’s not really a bath toy. -[Lita] I don’t want this.
|
|
36:05
|
-Oh, no! That’s gonna-- -What? Hey! Hey!
|
|
36:10
|
I’m gonna get a hamper next time.
|
|
36:13
|
Hey, next time...
|
|
36:17
|
-You need...? -Lookit!
|
|
36:19
|
Oh!
|
|
36:20
|
Grab-- Hold it. Keep it over the sink, please.
|
|
36:24
|
♪ ’Cause I’m hot And I’m dancing ♪
|
|
36:26
|
♪ This is emergency ♪
|
|
36:28
|
♪ Yeah, whoo-hoo ♪
|
|
36:30
|
♪ Call an ambulance Come rescue me ♪
|
|
36:32
|
♪ Whoo-hoo-hoo-ooh ♪
|
|
36:33
|
♪ Everybody in this bitch ♪
|
|
36:35
|
♪ Whoo-hoo-hoo-ooh ♪
|
|
36:38
|
Did you flush, sweetie?
|
|
36:40
|
-[toilet water running] -[gasps]
|
|
36:42
|
-[Pete] Good night, kiddo. -Good night.
|
|
36:44
|
[Lita] Good night!
|
|
36:47
|
Should we give them a kiss good night?
|
|
36:49
|
-I don’t know. -Maybe you should ask,
|
|
36:51
|
-or should we wait? -Should I ask?
|
|
36:53
|
-I’ll ask. -[Lita] You guys
|
|
36:54
|
-are overthinking this. -Sorry, guys.
|
|
36:56
|
Sorry. [laughs]
|
|
36:57
|
-[Pete] Good night. -[Ellie] Good night.
|
|
36:59
|
-[Juan] Good night! -[Lita] Good night!
|
|
37:05
|
Should we kiss Lizzy good night?
|
|
37:07
|
-[Lizzy] I’m good. Good night. -Oh. Night, kiddo.
|
|
37:11
|
All right. Good night.
|
|
37:12
|
[Dana] We try so hard to engage with him,
|
|
37:15
|
but no matter what we do,
|
|
37:17
|
Jake just wants to hang out in his room,
|
|
37:19
|
talking on his phone, swearing, taking the Lord’s name in vain,
|
|
37:23
|
and cranking his explicit music till all hours.
|
|
37:27
|
And he got into another fight at school.
|
|
37:29
|
Thank heaven he didn’t hurt one of the other kindergartners.
|
|
37:32
|
I think maybe it’s okay
|
|
37:34
|
for a five-year-old to have a cell phone.
|
|
37:37
|
-Does he have a lot of contacts? -We tried to take it.
|
|
37:40
|
His birth mother gave it to him, so we touch it, and it’s...
|
|
37:43
|
I’m so sorry. You are so right.
|
|
37:46
|
He doesn’t need a phone. [sniffling]
|
|
37:48
|
-We’re gonna try again. -[Karen] Definitely try.
|
|
37:51
|
Okay. And Pete and Ellie
|
|
37:53
|
took in three children ten days ago,
|
|
37:56
|
one of which is a teenager.
|
|
37:58
|
Yeah, it’s going pretty good.
|
|
37:59
|
I think our kids made us realize just what kind
|
|
38:01
|
of a rut we were in before.
|
|
38:02
|
Well, not really a rut. Just the same old routine, you know?
|
|
38:06
|
Work, go to the gym,
|
|
38:07
|
grabbing dinner, drinks, the movies.
|
|
38:10
|
-You know what I mean. -No, we don’t know.
|
|
38:12
|
[laughter]
|
|
38:14
|
I think she’s just trying to say that we needed a new challenge,
|
|
38:17
|
you know, maybe something to break up the monotony.
|
|
38:19
|
That’s not the only thing they’re gonna break.
|
|
38:21
|
[all laughing]
|
|
38:23
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I know. It sounds--
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38:25
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I know everyone’s going through tough stuff.
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38:27
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But these kids, I think they're just really good.
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38:28
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-We got lucky. -Oh, they got lucky.
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38:30
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Yeah, you hit the jackpot.
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38:31
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-Guys. -[laughter]
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38:34
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Why is this funny?
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38:35
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I think they might be recognizing
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38:37
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a little bit of a honeymoon period.
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38:39
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-Yeah. -[Ellie] No, we thought of that.
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38:40
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But it doesn’t feel like a period.
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38:42
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-[laughter] -I mean, it’s not perfect.
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38:45
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Lita won’t eat anything but potato chips.
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38:48
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Yeah, but we got a plan to work on that, too.
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38:50
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I’m not saying we’re perfect parents.
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38:51
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Are you sure?
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38:55
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I think I might be recognizing a little bit of jealousy.
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38:58
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-It’s not a good trait, guys. -[laughter]
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39:00
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♪ Deck the halls With boughs of holly ♪
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39:04
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[Ellie] Okay, what do we have here?
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39:07
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-Huh? -Christmas!
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39:09
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[Ellie] What is it? It’s a sewing machine!
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39:12
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What do you think?
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39:13
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No? She doesn’t like it? Why not?
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39:16
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[Pete] Looks like a robot, buddy!
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39:18
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[Juan] Lita, look at this big box!
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39:20
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-Dude, it walks and talks. -This could be my helmet!
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39:22
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-What about the presents? -I would’ve went crazy
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39:24
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if I got a robot. I’m playing with that robot.
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39:26
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And this could be the spaceship.
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39:27
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-[Lita] Can I go inside? -Sure.
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39:29
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Hey, guys. Wow, you really like cardboard boxes, huh?
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39:32
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Anybody interested in playing with the giant dollhouse
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39:34
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it took me three hours to assemble?
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39:37
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Did it come in a big box?
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39:40
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Yeah, it did. It came in a big $200 box.
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39:42
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-Let’s go! Let’s go! -[Lita squeals]
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39:43
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Come on. Let’s go get the box.
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39:45
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-[Ellie] Christmas is boxes. -Yes.
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39:46
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[Lita] Yay!
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39:50
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Hey, Lizzy, this one’s for you too.
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39:53
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-Merry Christmas. -Oh.
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39:55
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-Another one. -Yeah.
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39:56
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Thanks. Merry-- Merry Christmas.
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39:59
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I...
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40:01
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You didn’t have to get all this stuff for us.
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40:03
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I know, I know, but we wanted to.
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40:06
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We were excited. Did we go overboard?
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40:08
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No, no, no! Um, I’m sorry.
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40:10
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I’m happy. I am. I...
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40:12
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It’s nice to see Lita and Juan get presents
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40:15
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that weren’t donated from total strangers, so...
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40:19
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Hey, Lizzy, if you ever want to talk about anything...
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40:21
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I know it’s Christmas time
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40:23
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and you may have memories and things.
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40:24
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Oh, no, no, no. I’m-- I’m--
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40:27
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I’m good. I...
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40:29
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You know what, I'm just-- actually--
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40:30
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I haven’t had my morning coffee yet.
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40:32
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So, I’m gonna get that.
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40:34
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-Do you want some coffee? -Sure.
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40:35
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[Lizzy] Okay. [sighs]
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40:37
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♪ For the holidays ♪
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40:40
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♪ You can’t beat home Sweet home ♪
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40:49
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[Pete] We wanna thank the Lord for our first Christmas together
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40:52
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and we wanna give thanks for this lovely meal.
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40:55
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And also this, um,
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40:57
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bounty of super fun cardboard boxes.
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41:00
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-Amen. -[chuckling] Amen.
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41:02
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Okay. Tuck in, everybody.
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41:04
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Where’s my potato chips?
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41:06
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We’re not having chips tonight, munchkin. Sorry.
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41:08
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-I want my chips. -[Lizzy] Lita!
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41:10
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Lizzy. Pete and I worked really hard on this dinner,
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41:12
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and there's lots of yummy food for you to eat.
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41:14
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-No! -Hey, hey, hey.
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41:15
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-Lita! [shouting in Spanish] -Please.
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41:19
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Hey! Lizzy, Lizzy, please! Lizzy, no, okay? I’ve got this.
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41:22
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Why are you yelling at me? I’m trying to help you.
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41:24
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I’m not yelling. I’m sor-- I am. Just then I was.
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41:26
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But it’s-- Look. Lita, don’t do what Lizzy said.
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41:29
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What did you say? Cuatro? "Go to your bedroom"?
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41:31
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No, cuatro means "quart." Like quart of milk.
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41:34
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She said, "You're not gonna have potato chips,
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41:36
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but you will drink that milk."
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41:37
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In any case, we have this. It’s fine.
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41:39
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-Okay. Fine. -[Ellie] Okay.
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41:42
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Let’s try some of this meat loaf, okay?
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41:44
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-No! I want my chips! -You’re not having chips!
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41:47
|
I don’t think she’s getting on board with the plan, honey.
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41:50
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-I don’t want this! -[Ellie] Hey!
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41:52
|
You sure you don’t wanna give her chips?
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41:53
|
No, we’re not giving her chips. She's gonna eat--
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41:55
|
[high-pitched scream]
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41:59
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Lita, stay right there!
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42:02
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Oh, God, I’m sorry. I’m so sorry.
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42:04
|
No, it’s okay. Don’t cry. Relax.
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42:06
|
-Watch your feet, okay? -[Ellie] Raised feet!
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42:08
|
-[Juan] I didn’t mean to. Sorry. -[Ellie] You give those to me.
|
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42:11
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-Ow! Ow. -[Pete] Calm down. Don’t cry.
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42:13
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-[Lita] I want my chips! -[Pete] Stay there, Juan.
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42:15
|
-[screams]
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42:16
|
These are really, really good potatoes.
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42:18
|
-[Ellie] Hey! -[Lita screaming]
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42:21
|
-[groans] God! -[Ellie] Oh, my God.
|
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42:24
|
-Are you okay? -[Pete] Oh, God. Hold on.
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42:27
|
Lita, duck!
|
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42:29
|
-[Ellie] What are you doing? -[Pete] Trying to put it out!
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42:31
|
-[Ellie] With ketchup? -Put it out!
|
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42:35
|
-All right. -Lita?
|
|
42:37
|
[growling]
|
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42:38
|
[Pete] Wait, what’s that noise?
|
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42:40
|
[growling continues]
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42:42
|
Why is she growling?
|
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42:43
|
That wasn’t in the classes. I got nothing for that.
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42:46
|
[Pete] She’s got a knife.
|
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42:48
|
-It's just a SpongeBob knife. -It’s still a knife.
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42:49
|
[Ellie] Put the knife down, honey.
|
|
42:51
|
Put down the weapon, okay?
|
|
42:52
|
You guys want me to deal with this, or you still got it?
|
|
42:55
|
Yeah, do you wanna let her jump in here now, please?
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42:57
|
Okay, okay. Fine. Fine!
|
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42:59
|
Lita. [speaking Spanish]
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43:05
|
Gracias.
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43:09
|
Ellie, you gotta learn some Spanish.
|
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43:11
|
Why would you give a kid milk in a glass cup?
|
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43:13
|
I’m sorry. I didn’t...
|
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43:15
|
[Lita] Why did she do that? I hate her!
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43:19
|
That didn’t take long. They hate us already.
|
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43:22
|
Well, technically, she said she hates you.
|
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43:28
|
-[Lita screams] -[gasps]
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43:29
|
-Okay, okay, okay! -I want a Barbie!
|
|
43:32
|
[Ellie] No. This isn’t even a real Barbie.
|
|
43:34
|
You’ve got a real Barbie at home
|
|
43:36
|
that Santa gave you a few weeks ago.
|
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43:37
|
Santa got me a fat Barbie! I want a skinny Barbie!
|
|
43:39
|
She’s not fat. She’s body positive.
|
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43:41
|
[Pete] If you put the doll back,
|
|
43:43
|
I’ll get you a giant ice cream sundae.
|
|
43:44
|
So, you’re rewarding this behavior?
|
|
43:46
|
-What are you thinking? -You handle it.
|
|
43:48
|
-Juan, get out of there. Please? -Don’t hit me!
|
|
43:51
|
-What? I didn't-- -I’m sorry!
|
|
43:52
|
-[customers murmuring] -I didn’t hit him, okay?
|
|
43:54
|
I never have hit him, I would never hit a kid.
|
|
43:56
|
-[screaming] I want a Barbie! -[Lizzy] Stop right now,
|
|
43:58
|
or you’re not getting lunch or dinner.
|
|
44:00
|
We’re not starving people here. I have this under control.
|
|
44:02
|
Yeah, Lizzy, you body-positive whore!
|
|
44:05
|
[Ellie] Okay, you’re done. Gimme that.
|
|
44:07
|
Give it to me. Just give me that now!
|
|
44:09
|
Oh, yeah? Yeah, it really looks like you’ve got it.
|
|
44:12
|
-Scan it! Hurry! -No!
|
|
44:13
|
We’re not doing this!
|
|
44:16
|
[customers gasping]
|
|
44:17
|
Someone videotaping this?
|
|
44:19
|
Pete, where are you? Where’s Pete?
|
|
44:21
|
You’re done. Oh, great. You’re out there?
|
|
44:24
|
Thank you so much.
|
|
44:25
|
Hey, sweetie. I brought the car.
|
|
44:27
|
Saved you a little walking time.
|
|
44:29
|
-[Ellie] We had a front space. -Well, it’s still closer.
|
|
44:31
|
Hey, Pete, look at my pretty new doll.
|
|
44:33
|
Oh, wow. So you caved, huh?
|
|
44:35
|
No, I did not cave. I bought it for her.
|
|
44:37
|
It was only four bucks. Can we just get out of here,
|
|
44:39
|
you coward?
|
|
44:43
|
-[grunting] -[children playing]
|
|
44:49
|
[giggling, shouting]
|
|
44:54
|
Holy shit. There they are.
|
|
44:57
|
Hey, Jan, Jerry. They’re here.
|
|
45:03
|
Oh, man! Kid dinged a Porsche.
|
|
45:05
|
-Dude, what are you doing? -I’m sorry.
|
|
45:07
|
[Pete] All right. Just don’t cry, okay?
|
|
45:09
|
He’s gonna have to leave a note.
|
|
45:10
|
-[Ellie] Hey, hey! Lita! Lita! -Just help get the stuff
|
|
45:12
|
-out of the back. -[horn honking]
|
|
45:13
|
Ellie looks dehydrated. She looks bad.
|
|
45:16
|
-We’ve got the pizza! -Juan, whoa, whoa.
|
|
45:18
|
What are you doing, bud? Oh, sorry! Oh, Christ.
|
|
45:20
|
-It’s so warm. -Hey, put the pizza down.
|
|
45:22
|
-You can’t hold it like that. -[Ellie] Hi, Mom.
|
|
45:25
|
Hey, Dad.
|
|
45:26
|
[gasps] You must be Lizzy.
|
|
45:29
|
Yeah, hi. I’m Lizzy. Um, this is, uh, Lita and Juan.
|
|
45:33
|
Hello, Lita.
|
|
45:36
|
Hello, Juan.
|
|
45:38
|
I’m Grammy "Hw-an" and this is Grandpa "Hw-erry."
|
|
45:42
|
Mom, can you just talk like a normal person?
|
|
45:44
|
I like the way she says her J’s.
|
|
45:46
|
-Can you please? -It’s sophisticated.
|
|
45:48
|
-[man] Here you go, brother. -Thanks, man.
|
|
45:53
|
I can’t get over it.
|
|
45:54
|
They look just like normal kids.
|
|
45:56
|
What did you think they were gonna look like, Russ, huh?
|
|
45:58
|
-Little pirates? -I don’t know.
|
|
46:00
|
They’re just so cute.
|
|
46:01
|
[Kim] How is the new school?
|
|
46:03
|
It’s good. It’s like... It’s, um... It’s school.
|
|
46:07
|
-Yeah. -Awesome.
|
|
46:08
|
And what’s the, you know, boy situation?
|
|
46:10
|
-Anything exciting? -No, no. Hey, leave her alone.
|
|
46:13
|
She doesn’t like talking about that kind of stuff,
|
|
46:15
|
so just go easy.
|
|
46:18
|
What? You don’t.
|
|
46:20
|
Actually, there’s this, um, this one guy, Jacob.
|
|
46:22
|
-Oh! -Yeah?
|
|
46:23
|
Wow, that’s a cute name. Jacob. I like-- Like Jake.
|
|
46:26
|
No, honey, it’s "Hway-cob."
|
|
46:29
|
Right? Right? "Hway-cob."
|
|
46:31
|
No, no, it’s just Jacob.
|
|
46:32
|
-Jacob. -[Lizzy] "Ja."
|
|
46:34
|
Ja... cob.
|
|
46:35
|
Yeah, and he’s not cute.
|
|
46:37
|
He’s more of like an artsy, old soul type.
|
|
46:41
|
-Yeah! -Yeah.
|
|
46:42
|
You know, I was never into the cute ones either.
|
|
46:44
|
Nah. Cute’s overrated.
|
|
46:46
|
Right? I didn’t either. I’ve never had a hot boyfriend.
|
|
46:48
|
-Ever! They're like-- -Shut up!
|
|
46:50
|
♪ You look like a monkey ♪
|
|
46:54
|
♪ And you smell like one too ♪
|
|
46:57
|
-Yeah! -[cheering]
|
|
47:04
|
Lizzy, can we put the phone away while we’re at the table,
|
|
47:06
|
please, like we talked about?
|
|
47:08
|
-Lizzy, please. -[Pete] Give her the phone.
|
|
47:10
|
Hey, guys, check it out.
|
|
47:12
|
-There’s some shit going down. -Lizzy, the phone.
|
|
47:14
|
-Now. -[sighs]
|
|
47:17
|
Is that her real mom? Yeah, that’s a harsh move.
|
|
47:21
|
Actually, if you read your foster parent regs,
|
|
47:23
|
you know you’re not allowed to take away
|
|
47:25
|
any of my personal property, so...
|
|
47:28
|
[Pete] It’s the look. She's doing the look.
|
|
47:29
|
Ah, ketchup. I gotta get some ketchup.
|
|
47:31
|
[Ellie] Pete, you’d said you’d say something to her
|
|
47:34
|
-next time she acts all bitchy. -I never said the word "bitchy."
|
|
47:37
|
-It was her word, not mine. -I'm always the bad guy
|
|
47:39
|
because you’re never there.
|
|
47:40
|
I'm not gonna apologize for working.
|
|
47:42
|
Somebody’s gotta deal with that dump of a house
|
|
47:43
|
you bought before it bankrupts us.
|
|
47:45
|
[Ellie] I bought? You loved it too!
|
|
47:46
|
And that's not even the point. The point is, when you are there
|
|
47:48
|
you let them get away with murder.
|
|
47:50
|
I got on Lizzy last night
|
|
47:51
|
when she wouldn't help clean up after dinner!
|
|
47:52
|
-Perfect parent, huh? -[laughs]
|
|
47:54
|
-Is this funny, Kit? -I think we’re all enjoying this
|
|
47:56
|
-a little bit, Pete. -[laughter]
|
|
48:00
|
-[sighs] -Okay.
|
|
48:02
|
-I’m sorry. I’m sorry. -[Karen] It’s okay.
|
|
48:04
|
I never get tired of watching white people fight.
|
|
48:06
|
[chuckles] Nor do I.
|
|
48:08
|
But, why don’t you calm down and tell us,
|
|
48:11
|
without blaming each other, what the main issues are.
|
|
48:14
|
Well, Lita is just constantly--
|
|
48:15
|
-I want-- -I don’t want to!
|
|
48:17
|
[screams]
|
|
48:18
|
And Juan just doesn’t use his head.
|
|
48:20
|
[video game noises]
|
|
48:23
|
Unlock the window!
|
|
48:25
|
And if I say anything about any of it--
|
|
48:26
|
[whining] I’m so sorry. It’s not my fault.
|
|
48:28
|
-Lizzy’s favorite pastime is-- -Just leave me alone!
|
|
48:31
|
Thanks for making me late.
|
|
48:32
|
You’re an asshole.
|
|
48:34
|
God forbid we actually try to parent the little ones.
|
|
48:36
|
No, no, no, no, that’s her territory.
|
|
48:38
|
Don’t forget when Lizzy was ten
|
|
48:39
|
her mother would disappear for weeks at a time,
|
|
48:42
|
leaving Lizzy to parent Juan and Lita all by herself.
|
|
48:45
|
Yeah, she’s not just gonna step aside
|
|
48:47
|
and let you two take over.
|
|
48:48
|
Are you saying we should let her parent the kids?
|
|
48:50
|
Are you paying attention? She’s 15.
|
|
48:53
|
She’s a terrible parent. She needs to be a kid.
|
|
48:55
|
Now, you gotta step up and become the parents.
|
|
48:58
|
But you just said she won’t let us.
|
|
49:00
|
-Nope, she won’t. -[Pete] You know, Karen,
|
|
49:01
|
you’ve been a godsend through most of this,
|
|
49:03
|
but you’re just about to piss me off!
|
|
49:05
|
Pete, you won’t get anywhere with her
|
|
49:07
|
until you two get on the same page.
|
|
49:09
|
-Right? -That’s right.
|
|
49:10
|
And, you know, if she’s hostile with you again,
|
|
49:12
|
maybe try using the three R’s.
|
|
49:14
|
Okay? Number one: regulate.
|
|
49:17
|
"Lizzy, take some deep breaths, count to ten."
|
|
49:21
|
Number two: relate.
|
|
49:23
|
"I understand that you’re upset. Nobody likes to feel this way."
|
|
49:27
|
-[whispers] That’s good. -Number three: reason.
|
|
49:30
|
"Lizzy, it’s okay to be angry.
|
|
49:33
|
What’s not okay is to threaten to slash our throats
|
|
49:36
|
in the middle of the night when we’re asleep."
|
|
49:38
|
-Hmm? -What?
|
|
49:39
|
-I’m sorry, did I--? -[Dirk] That was actually us.
|
|
49:42
|
-Our story. Last session. -Yeah.
|
|
49:44
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The little guy didn’t follow through with it though.
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49:47
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[laughter]
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49:48
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-Well, not yet! -Not yet.
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49:50
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[laughter]
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49:52
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Sorry, but we shouldn’t be laughing.
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49:54
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No, it’s actually important to have a sense of humor
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49:56
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about this kind of thing.
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49:57
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You gotta laugh or you’ll never make it through this.
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50:01
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-That is right. -[Karen] Speaking of which,
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50:03
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next up we have October,
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50:05
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who still hasn’t been matched with a child.
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50:07
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Well, there’s some good news.
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50:09
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[laughter]
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50:11
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Ha-ha-ha.
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50:12
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So, together we’re all gonna decide which chore
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50:15
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we’d like to do, and then each week, we’ll mix it up.
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50:18
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-Can I do "Feed Meatball"? -Yes!
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50:20
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[Lita] I want to feed Meatball!
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50:22
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You can feed him next week.
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50:24
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Pete, I hope she’s not serious about all this.
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50:25
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It’s not just she, it’s we. And we are. Very serious.
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50:28
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Okay. So you want us to wash your feet too?
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50:31
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-Oh, Lizzy. -This is bullshit!
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50:32
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Lizzy! Hey, hey, wait, wait! Lizzy. Let’s just...
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50:35
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Let’s try something else. Can we just take a moment,
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50:39
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calm down, and take a few breaths?
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50:41
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-Please? -[inhales, exhales]
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50:43
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[Pete] Try it.
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50:45
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[inhales, exhales]
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50:49
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Nice! Nice!
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50:51
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And we hear you that you are frustrated with the chart.
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50:53
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Well, yeah. Yeah, I’m frustrated.
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50:55
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Yes! And that’s okay to be frustrated!
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50:57
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We’re all frustrated.
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50:58
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So, let’s think about next time
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51:00
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how we can express ourselves better.
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51:01
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Okay. Okay. Well...
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51:04
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I don’t know, maybe next time
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51:06
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you guys...
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51:08
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try and use the three R’s on me,
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51:11
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I could barf all over the ground because it’s so nauseating!
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51:13
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I knew it wasn’t gonna work with her.
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51:15
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Oh, good! You’re home!
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51:18
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Hi!
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51:19
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Mom, I told you to text or call.
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51:22
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You told me to give you a few weeks to settle in.
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51:24
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Well, it’s been a few weeks. I want to meet my new grandkids.
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51:27
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You must be Lizzy. Come here!
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51:29
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-No, she doesn’t like it when-- -Come here!
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51:31
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Oh! I’m your Grandma Sandy.
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51:34
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Anyone ever starts shit with any of you,
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51:36
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they have to deal with me. We’re family now,
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51:38
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and I got your back forever. You hear me?
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51:40
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-Mom, just take it easy. Please. -Oh, my God!
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51:43
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Will you look at them!
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51:44
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Juan, Lita, this is Sandy. This is Pete’s mom.
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51:47
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-Hi! -Hi!
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51:48
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I could just eat you two up! And how’s my baby boy?
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51:52
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Oh!
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51:54
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[chuckles]
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51:56
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-[clears throat] Hello, dear. -Hi.
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51:57
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Hey, Mom, you gotta give us a few minutes.
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51:59
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We were in the middle of a family meeting here.
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52:01
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Perfect! Because I’m a member of the family.
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52:03
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Grandma Sandy has an announcement to make.
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52:06
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I got the whole family tickets to Six Flags!
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52:09
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-Yay! -Yay!
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52:10
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-[laughs] -What’s Six Flags?
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52:12
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-"What’s Six Flags?" -Mom, that’s such a nice offer.
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52:16
|
But things have been a little chaotic around here,
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52:18
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and we need things to be normal.
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52:20
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I’ll tell you what’s not normal,
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52:21
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is your kids not knowing what Six Flags is.
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52:25
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Your kids.
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52:28
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Ma, it’s just not a good time, So we’re not doing this, okay?
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52:31
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We’re not doing this, right? We’re on the same page
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52:33
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-because of the structure thing? -Yeah, yeah.
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52:36
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Honey? Right, El?
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52:38
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[screaming]
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52:43
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-I did not cave. -[Pete] Oh, you caved.
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52:46
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Lizzy gave you the look and you caved.
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52:48
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Maybe I just wanted to be the fun parent for once
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52:51
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-instead of being the bad guy. -I tried being the bad guy,
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52:54
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-you wouldn’t let me. -Okay, fine. I’m sorry.
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52:56
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I really am. But look how much fun everybody’s having.
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52:58
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And Lizzy, she’s actually smiling. It’s crazy.
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53:01
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Hey! Did you have fun?
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53:03
|
You don’t have to go on the kiddie rides.
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53:04
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I love the big rides. You want to go--
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53:07
|
-Hey, Lizzy! -[Lizzy] Hey, what’s up?
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53:10
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-Good to see you! -Good to see you too!
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53:14
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Hey, hey. What’s up?
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53:16
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Uh, Kylie, Savanna, these are my, um...
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53:20
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fosters.
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53:21
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Yeah, yeah. We’re the fosters!
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53:24
|
Right, so, I’ll see you guys later, okay?
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53:25
|
Actually, we were just gonna go on the water ride.
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53:28
|
Let her go with her friends. They don’t wanna be stuck here
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53:30
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with a bunch of old farts like you two.
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53:32
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They want to ride the big stuff and check out the hot boys.
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53:35
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[chuckles] Here’s a hundred.
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53:38
|
Buy yourselves some souvenirs and junk food.
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53:40
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-Uh-huh. -Thanks, Grandma Sandy! Thanks!
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53:43
|
All right, cool.
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53:45
|
Uh, okay, I'll meet you guys at the front.
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53:47
|
And, what time are we going back to your house?
|
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53:49
|
We’re going back to our house, where we all live, at 7:00!
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53:54
|
Okay, I’ll see you then. Bye!
|
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53:56
|
Mom, what are you doing? You can’t--
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53:58
|
Oh, no! Little Juanny’s upchucking in the trash bin!
|
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54:01
|
You all right, peanut?
|
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54:03
|
Was it all the funnel cakes we ate?
|
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54:06
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-Oh. Oh, oh. -[Juan groaning]
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54:10
|
[cell phone clicking]
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54:18
|
[Ellie] I know she’s getting these texts.
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54:20
|
I can see the dots.
|
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54:22
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[Pete] Maybe she ran off, or something happened to her.
|
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54:25
|
[Ellie] No, she didn’t.
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54:26
|
She’s just treating us like another set of fosters.
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54:28
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-[laughing, chattering] -[Lizzy] All right.
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54:31
|
-Bye. -[car stereo plays loudly]
|
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54:32
|
[Lizzy] Thanks for the ride. I love you!
|
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54:34
|
-I’m the bad guy. Watch this. -Bye.
|
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54:37
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-Bye! -Hey!
|
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54:39
|
-Where the hell were you? -We went to the movies.
|
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54:42
|
And it ran a little bit later. It’s not a big deal.
|
|
54:44
|
Really? You couldn’t have taken five seconds to text or call us
|
|
54:47
|
and let us know nobody murdered you?
|
|
54:48
|
Well, guess what? You’re grounded.
|
|
54:50
|
-I’m grounded? -[Pete] Yeah.
|
|
54:52
|
You’re grounded, because I just grounded you.
|
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54:54
|
Before you weren’t grounded, you weren’t anything,
|
|
54:55
|
then I said that thing I said, and now you’re grounded!
|
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54:58
|
-We’ve been waiting one hour! -I’m the bad guy. Calm down.
|
|
55:01
|
-He's the bad guy. -You’re not going anywhere.
|
|
55:03
|
-You’re done! -[Ellie] Done!
|
|
55:04
|
-Don’t want to hear it! -You know what?
|
|
55:06
|
When I was nine, I lived in a crack house.
|
|
55:08
|
So, I’m pretty sure the Multiplex
|
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55:09
|
is a comparatively safe environment.
|
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55:11
|
[Sandy] Oh, no. No.
|
|
55:12
|
You don’t play that trouble pass card with us.
|
|
55:15
|
Your butt’s in a sling, missy!
|
|
55:16
|
-Oh, Grandma Sandy, I forgot. -What?
|
|
55:19
|
I got you, um...
|
|
55:22
|
Oh, sweet Jesus.
|
|
55:23
|
Will you look at this? I’m gonna wear it every day.
|
|
55:26
|
Oh, come here.
|
|
55:29
|
You know, this reminds me
|
|
55:31
|
of when Pete and his degenerate friends stole a pizza truck.
|
|
55:35
|
-She’s good. She’s good. -Oh, God.
|
|
55:38
|
Are you two gonna stand there all night, or are we gonna try
|
|
55:40
|
to get these kids to bed at a decent hour?
|
|
55:42
|
[Pete] Remember I told you
|
|
55:43
|
we weren’t special enough for this? We were doing fine.
|
|
55:46
|
-You said that we were in a rut. -Maybe we were spoiled
|
|
55:48
|
and didn’t appreciate the rut. The rut was easy and quiet.
|
|
55:50
|
You know, I miss the rut. But you had to be a mommy.
|
|
55:52
|
Whose idea was it to go and talk to the teenagers?
|
|
55:55
|
We could’ve had a toddler who doesn’t have opinions
|
|
55:57
|
-and thong underwear. -What?
|
|
55:58
|
You pushed us into some next-level shit!
|
|
56:00
|
We can’t start turning on each other here.
|
|
56:02
|
I think if we just stay calm, and we work together,
|
|
56:05
|
we can find a way to get these little assholes
|
|
56:07
|
out of our house!
|
|
56:09
|
-Now we’re talking! -Right?
|
|
56:10
|
-Exactly what I was thinking. -Hello!
|
|
56:12
|
-I hate them so much. -Me too. They’re the worst.
|
|
56:16
|
They’re so ungrateful. We're doing everything for them.
|
|
56:18
|
-And they could give two shits. -Right?
|
|
56:19
|
But guess what? They’re not adopted yet.
|
|
56:22
|
No. No, they’re not.
|
|
56:25
|
We could just...
|
|
56:27
|
put ’em back.
|
|
56:29
|
I mean, yes, we'd look like the worst people in the world,
|
|
56:31
|
-but... -[Pete] Yeah, we would.
|
|
56:33
|
And right now, everybody thinks we’re saints.
|
|
56:34
|
I know. I love that part. I do love that part.
|
|
56:37
|
That’s the only good part.
|
|
56:39
|
Just an idea.
|
|
56:41
|
What if we say that some relatives came forward?
|
|
56:44
|
The courts took ’em. There’s nothing we could do.
|
|
56:46
|
Right? We squirt a few tears, we act super devastated.
|
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56:49
|
That’s good. That’s good. That’s very good.
|
|
56:52
|
And we get our clean house and date night back.
|
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56:54
|
And everybody feels sorry for us.
|
|
56:57
|
-Yes! -Right?
|
|
56:59
|
-Get some presents maybe. -[both chuckle]
|
|
57:05
|
We’re never gonna do that.
|
|
57:08
|
No.
|
|
57:11
|
It’s a nice thought, but we’re...
|
|
57:14
|
-We’re stuck, aren’t we? -Yeah, we are.
|
|
57:18
|
You know, we gotta just accept that we made a terrible mistake
|
|
57:21
|
and our life is mostly gonna suck now.
|
|
57:23
|
-Good night, honey. -[chuckles]
|
|
57:29
|
[exhales]
|
|
57:44
|
All right, one nail on each side of the slat.
|
|
57:47
|
-Okay. -On both ends. Okay?
|
|
57:49
|
-"Look." -Yes, excellent.
|
|
57:52
|
[Meatball whining]
|
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57:53
|
Okay, keep going. Get the words for me.
|
|
57:56
|
What are you doing?
|
|
57:57
|
You wanna get in? You wanna say hi to Lizzy?
|
|
57:59
|
[Lizzy chattering]
|
|
58:02
|
Speak of the devil.
|
|
58:04
|
-[picking on strings] -What are they doing here?
|
|
58:06
|
You never said I couldn’t have any people over.
|
|
58:07
|
Everybody knows you can’t have people over
|
|
58:09
|
when you’re grounded.
|
|
58:11
|
And you know that too, because they obviously
|
|
58:13
|
came in through the window.
|
|
58:15
|
This place is disgusting, by the way.
|
|
58:16
|
God, what a Nazi bitch.
|
|
58:19
|
-What did you call me? -I don’t know. You just seem
|
|
58:21
|
-like a Nazi bitch. -Get out. Now.
|
|
58:23
|
Out. Both of you, out. Go! Now!
|
|
58:26
|
No, you get out of my room.
|
|
58:27
|
No, no. I'm staying in your black room.
|
|
58:29
|
These guys are leaving.
|
|
58:30
|
No, out the window, Pussy Riot! Way you came in!
|
|
58:32
|
-Out, now! -Holy shit!
|
|
58:34
|
Out! Out!
|
|
58:35
|
-Oh! -[Lizzy] You’re literally crazy!
|
|
58:37
|
[Ellie] You’re driving me crazy!
|
|
58:39
|
[Lizzy] God. What are you doing?
|
|
58:41
|
[Ellie] You're acting like a psychopath.
|
|
58:43
|
Start the car!
|
|
58:44
|
-What is going on in there? -Lizzy, I said you’re grounded.
|
|
58:47
|
-Where are you going? -I’m calling my caseworker.
|
|
58:50
|
Oh! That’s a good idea, huh? Get CPS to come
|
|
58:52
|
make your little brother and sister pack up
|
|
58:54
|
their court bears and trash bags in the middle of the night
|
|
58:56
|
and move them back to the Muskies?
|
|
58:57
|
That’ll be really good for them.
|
|
58:58
|
-Better than you. -No! Not better than me!
|
|
59:01
|
I just can’t with you. Can you please deal with her, Pete?
|
|
59:03
|
Hey, Lizzy, you’re gonna have to start--
|
|
59:04
|
We’re good people! We just wanna make a nice home for you.
|
|
59:08
|
-Is that so wrong? -You’re just another white lady
|
|
59:10
|
who wants to adopt little charity orphans
|
|
59:11
|
to feel good about yourself.
|
|
59:12
|
Pete, you tell her what my nationality is!
|
|
59:15
|
Well, actually. by blood, she is one eighth--
|
|
59:17
|
Yeah, I’m one-eighth Comanche, okay? So I’m not that white!
|
|
59:20
|
And do I look like I feel good about myself right now?
|
|
59:22
|
Okay, then tell me! Please tell me!
|
|
59:24
|
Why did you suddenly feel the urge to get foster kids?
|
|
59:27
|
Because we... It was... I mean, I...
|
|
59:30
|
-"Pete, please?" Exactly. -No, I...
|
|
59:32
|
Hey, you’re not going anywhere. Stop right there!
|
|
59:34
|
I mean it. Don’t open that door.
|
|
59:36
|
Hey! Do not get in that car. You hear me?
|
|
59:39
|
Don’t shut that door. I mean it!
|
|
59:42
|
Good. Now, can we just go inside so we can talk about this?
|
|
59:44
|
Juan, drop it right now!
|
|
59:50
|
[nail gun shoots]
|
|
59:55
|
[inaudible]
|
|
1:00:03
|
[Juan groaning]
|
|
1:00:05
|
[Pete] All right, let go. Let go a sec.
|
|
1:00:07
|
What are you doing? Take it out!
|
|
1:00:09
|
No, it's better to leave it in till we get to the hospital.
|
|
1:00:11
|
You’re okay, buddy. We’re here.
|
|
1:00:12
|
We’re here. You’re okay.
|
|
1:00:14
|
Stay still. I got to wrap it up.
|
|
1:00:16
|
[Ellie] Relax. We’re gonna get you there in one second, okay?
|
|
1:00:19
|
Oh, honey! Juan is gonna be okay.
|
|
1:00:20
|
-Come on, come on! -[Juan crying]
|
|
1:00:25
|
Tell the girls we need their car. Now!
|
|
1:00:28
|
Get out! Move your ass! Come on!
|
|
1:00:32
|
-I got you, buddy. I got you. -[Lizzy] Get in. Get in.
|
|
1:00:35
|
[Ellie] Seat belts on, everybody! Seat belts on.
|
|
1:00:37
|
You’re a brave boy, you hear me? Look at me. You’re so brave.
|
|
1:00:40
|
You’re doing such a good job, buddy. We’re right here.
|
|
1:00:43
|
Hello! Hey, help, please.
|
|
1:00:45
|
-What happened? -He’s got a nail in his foot.
|
|
1:00:47
|
-I didn’t want to take it out. -This way.
|
|
1:00:49
|
That was very smart. Put him right on this gurney.
|
|
1:00:51
|
-Hey, buddy. -It’s all right, we’re here.
|
|
1:00:54
|
-Are you the mother? -Yes. Oh, I’m his foster mom.
|
|
1:00:56
|
-Okay. -Right this way, Dad.
|
|
1:00:58
|
Hey, buddy, what’s your name?
|
|
1:01:00
|
[doctor] We’ll clean this off, give you a little anesthetic,
|
|
1:01:03
|
and then take this nail out.
|
|
1:01:05
|
Hold my hand. It's just gonna be a little pinch. Look at me.
|
|
1:01:07
|
-Hold my hand, hold my hand. -[doctor] A bit of a sting.
|
|
1:01:10
|
-[Juan] Stop! Stop! -[Pete] It’s almost over.
|
|
1:01:13
|
-[doctor] That’s it. -[Pete] It’s done! It’s done.
|
|
1:01:15
|
-[Lita crying] -I think you should take Lita
|
|
1:01:17
|
to the lobby.
|
|
1:01:18
|
You wanna go with her or stay here with Juan?
|
|
1:01:20
|
-[crying] -Take her, take her, take her.
|
|
1:01:25
|
[Ellie] You're okay.
|
|
1:01:30
|
-[Pete] Come here. -Hey, I’m right here.
|
|
1:01:32
|
He's okay.
|
|
1:01:34
|
You’re so brave.
|
|
1:01:36
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You’re doing so good, buddy.
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1:01:41
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So, he doesn’t have to wear a cast or anything?
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1:01:43
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-It’s just stitches? -Yeah.
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1:01:45
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-Well, that’s good news. -Yeah.
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1:01:47
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And, um, how did this happen?
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1:01:49
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It was my fault. I walked away, and I left the gun there.
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1:01:52
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-Juan just picked it up. -No. It wasn’t their fault.
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1:01:55
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It was mine. I was trying to leave in a car
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1:01:57
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and I wasn’t supposed to, and then-- and then
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1:01:59
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they got distracted, then I yelled at Juan, and he
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1:02:01
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-dropped the thing on his foot-- -Sweetie, don’t be ridiculous.
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1:02:03
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I shouldn't have left the nail gun there.
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1:02:05
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Pete, shut up! This is the kind of stuff they move kids for.
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1:02:08
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Look, it wasn’t their fault. They didn’t do anything.
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1:02:10
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It's my fault. I should be the one
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1:02:11
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-getting in trouble right now. -It’s okay.
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1:02:12
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Why don't you uh, why don't you come on over here.
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1:02:14
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Excuse me.
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1:02:15
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And, uh, let’s talk about what happened.
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1:02:21
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[mouthing] Oh, my God!
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1:02:23
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So, uh, nobody’s being moved.
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1:02:35
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-Hey. What’s wrong? -Uh, I have no idea.
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1:02:39
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I just woke up this morning and...
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1:02:41
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Damn it. [laughs]
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1:02:43
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[Ellie] You know what? I think I can help.
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1:02:48
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I have, uh...
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1:02:50
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this really great detangler. You want me to...?
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1:02:54
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-Sure, yeah. Whatever, yeah. -Yeah?
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1:02:56
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Okay, here.
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1:02:59
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Have a seat...
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1:03:01
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and I’ll, uh... Yeah.
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1:03:03
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-Okay. -[chuckles]
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1:03:04
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-Wow. How’d this happen? -I don’t know.
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1:03:07
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Yeah. Just let me know if it pulls, okay?
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1:03:18
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Okay. That’s good.
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1:03:21
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-Better, yeah? -Oh, wow. Yeah. Thank you.
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1:03:24
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Let me just smooth it out for you.
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1:03:57
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Thank you.
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1:03:59
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No problem. It’s all gone.
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1:04:18
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-[Ellie] You all set? -[Lizzy] Yep.
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1:04:20
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-Hey, thanks for the lunch. -No problem.
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1:04:25
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Oh, is that that boy Jacob?
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1:04:27
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The one that just picked up that bit of trash?
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1:04:29
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Don’t freak out about it.
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1:04:31
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No! Why would I freak out about it?
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1:04:33
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He looks like an artistic type, like you said.
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1:04:35
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-You think so? -Definitely!
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1:04:37
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-Look at that face. -[Lizzy] Yeah.
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1:04:39
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Conscientious. Picking up trash.
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1:04:41
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Yeah. Yeah, he is. Yeah.
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1:04:45
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-Well, have a good day. -Thanks. You too.
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1:04:47
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-Okay. -All right.
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1:04:49
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Careful with your foot, Juan. Bye, Lita.
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1:04:52
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Well, did you see that?
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1:04:53
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Definitely starting to hate me a bit less, right?
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1:04:56
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Maybe.
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1:05:00
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-Hi, Lizzy. -Hey, Charlie.
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1:05:04
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Hi, Jacob.
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1:05:06
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-Wassup, baby girl? -Nothing.
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1:05:09
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-How you doing? -Good. Cleaning up your mess.
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1:05:12
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[chuckles]
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1:05:15
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Why don’t you get into school before you get me in trouble.
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1:05:18
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All right, fine.
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1:05:20
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-Text me. -Okay.
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1:05:29
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[groans]
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1:05:30
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-[whistle blows] -[indistinct chatter]
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1:05:33
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-Hey, hon. -Hey.
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1:05:34
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-Hi. How’s she doing? -She’s good.
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1:05:36
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Oh. Yeah. And check this out. I got here early,
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1:05:39
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and Lizzy saw me, and she came over
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1:05:41
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and just starts talking.
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1:05:43
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-To you? -Yeah! Not full-on girl talk,
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1:05:46
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but not the usual silent treatment either.
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1:05:48
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She was telling me about that kid Jacob,
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1:05:49
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and how he doesn’t say much so she can’t tell if he likes her.
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1:05:52
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Next thing I know I’m in full mom mode,
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1:05:54
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giving her advice, like,
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1:05:55
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"Well, you know, sometimes, with the quiet types,
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1:05:57
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maybe you'll have to make the first move."
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1:05:58
|
What, you said "make a move"?
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1:06:00
|
You told her to make a move? On a boy?
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1:06:01
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This kid is harmless, baby. Trust me.
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1:06:04
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I’m thrilled she even likes him.
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1:06:05
|
I totally pegged her for the bad boys.
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1:06:07
|
-[Lita crying] -What happened?
|
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1:06:10
|
-Juan broke Potato Chips. -[Pete] Calm down.
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1:06:12
|
I’m gonna fix her, okay? Here you go. See?
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1:06:14
|
Thanks, Daddy.
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1:06:18
|
Did you hear that? I just got my first "Daddy"!
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1:06:21
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That’s... You suck!
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1:06:23
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No fair! I want some of that. Hey, honey.
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1:06:25
|
Lita, can I help you with anything?
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1:06:28
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-Nope! -No, what?
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1:06:29
|
Are you talking to me? Who am I?
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1:06:31
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-Ellie. -Juan. Buddy, come here!
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1:06:34
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Come here, son.
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1:06:36
|
How’s your foot? You okay? You okay if I call you "son"?
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1:06:39
|
-Sure. -[sighs]
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1:06:42
|
-Where’s Lizzy? -Right there. You see her?
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1:06:43
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[Juan] Oh, yeah, she's right there.
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1:07:30
|
[drawer slams]
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1:07:32
|
She comes out here, she takes all this stuff out,
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1:07:34
|
and she can’t bother with the one second it takes
|
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1:07:37
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to close a stupid door, or put anything in the sink.
|
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1:07:39
|
-What happened? -I found my hairbrush
|
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1:07:41
|
-in the toilet this morning. -What?
|
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1:07:43
|
-I told you that wasn’t me! -Of course it was you.
|
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1:07:45
|
I left it in the bathroom for you.
|
|
1:07:47
|
Juan and Lita aren’t even up yet.
|
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1:07:49
|
-I’m up now, Miss Noisy Pants. -I’m sorry, sweetie.
|
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1:07:53
|
I thought we were connecting. I left it there for her
|
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1:07:55
|
with a nice little note, with hearts on it.
|
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1:07:57
|
-[Pete] Oh, my God. -I didn’t do it.
|
|
1:07:59
|
-Wow. Hello. -What is that?
|
|
1:08:01
|
You’re wearing that? Are you going to a strip club?
|
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1:08:02
|
Sorry I don’t dress like an uptight douche like you.
|
|
1:08:05
|
-[Ellie] Hey! -No, no, no. You don't talk
|
|
1:08:06
|
-to my wife like that! -It's from Ann Taylor! Loft!
|
|
1:08:08
|
[Pete] You know what, go put some clothes on,
|
|
1:08:09
|
a lot of them. Then get in my truck.
|
|
1:08:11
|
-I’m driving you this morning. -Oh, my God!
|
|
1:08:14
|
You guys are so annoying!
|
|
1:08:15
|
Change the clothes.
|
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1:08:16
|
[Lizzy] It’s not that big of a deal.
|
|
1:08:18
|
-Hey. -Do I dress like a douche?
|
|
1:08:20
|
No. Make sure she gets out to my truck.
|
|
1:08:21
|
-Bye, Daddy. -[Pete] Bye, sweetie.
|
|
1:08:28
|
[gasps] Oh!
|
|
1:08:31
|
Oh, my goodness. Oh.
|
|
1:08:36
|
-Hey, what’s that? Oh! -[glass cracks]
|
|
1:08:39
|
Ow! [groans]
|
|
1:08:45
|
You okay? That’s a shame.
|
|
1:08:56
|
-What are we doing here? -Let’s go.
|
|
1:09:00
|
I’m gonna be late for school, you know.
|
|
1:09:04
|
[drill whirring]
|
|
1:09:06
|
Come on.
|
|
1:09:07
|
Okay. So, you’re punishing me with manual labor.
|
|
1:09:10
|
You know, I’ve worked harder than you've--
|
|
1:09:11
|
Yeah, yeah, I know, you’re a badass.
|
|
1:09:13
|
This isn’t a punishment, okay?
|
|
1:09:15
|
Hey! I’m Stewart. You probably...
|
|
1:09:18
|
-You... What’s up? -Stewart.
|
|
1:09:20
|
Don’t ever talk to her again, okay?
|
|
1:09:22
|
As a matter of fact, go to lunch.
|
|
1:09:24
|
It’s 8:15.
|
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1:09:27
|
Okay. Lunch it is.
|
|
1:09:29
|
Come on.
|
|
1:09:33
|
-Put these on. -What?
|
|
1:09:35
|
Just put them on.
|
|
1:09:37
|
Lizzy, I know you’re angry.
|
|
1:09:39
|
At us, at the world. Maybe at yourself a little bit.
|
|
1:09:42
|
I don’t know, and you’re not talking.
|
|
1:09:44
|
Truth is, when I’m pissed,
|
|
1:09:45
|
I don’t much like to talk about it either.
|
|
1:09:47
|
But you know what I do like to do?
|
|
1:09:50
|
-[Lizzy gasps] -I like to break shit.
|
|
1:09:52
|
Really?
|
|
1:09:54
|
Anything in this room.
|
|
1:09:58
|
-Swing away. -[Lizzy] Okay.
|
|
1:10:03
|
-[Pete] Huh? How’d that feel? -It felt good!
|
|
1:10:05
|
-Feels good, huh? I told you. -Yeah.
|
|
1:10:08
|
Now-- Whoa, whoa!
|
|
1:10:10
|
Don’t waste it, all right? I want you to do me a favor.
|
|
1:10:13
|
I need you to think about something
|
|
1:10:15
|
that really pisses you off.
|
|
1:10:16
|
-You got it? -Yeah, I got it.
|
|
1:10:18
|
-Are you sure? -Yeah, I got it.
|
|
1:10:19
|
Right, let’s see it. Bust that shit up.
|
|
1:10:21
|
Yes!
|
|
1:10:22
|
-There you go. You like that? -Yeah, that was good.
|
|
1:10:25
|
All right, come on.
|
|
1:10:27
|
Yeah! [laughs]
|
|
1:10:29
|
-Whoo! -There we go. Yes!
|
|
1:10:31
|
[Lizzy laughing]
|
|
1:10:47
|
Ho-ho! Double shot!
|
|
1:10:51
|
Whoo! [giggles]
|
|
1:10:54
|
Whoa! Ooh!
|
|
1:10:59
|
You like that?
|
|
1:11:02
|
-[Lizzy sighs] -That was cool.
|
|
1:11:13
|
-So, no school today, huh? -[Lizzy] Pete took me
|
|
1:11:15
|
-to the house you’re flipping. -Hmm.
|
|
1:11:17
|
-We did some demo work. -That’s cool.
|
|
1:11:20
|
Um, hey, hey, come on.
|
|
1:11:24
|
About that hairbrush?
|
|
1:11:27
|
Um...
|
|
1:11:30
|
my mom used to... brush my hair...
|
|
1:11:34
|
and, um... I don’t know, I’m sorry.
|
|
1:11:36
|
It’s okay. I’m sorry too.
|
|
1:11:39
|
[Lizzy] No, you have no reason
|
|
1:11:40
|
-to be sorry. -No, I’m really sorry.
|
|
1:11:49
|
-All right. -[laughs]
|
|
1:11:51
|
-I’m gonna go clean up. -Hairbrush is in the toilet,
|
|
1:11:54
|
-if you need it. -[laughing] Good one.
|
|
1:11:59
|
[door closes]
|
|
1:12:01
|
[chuckles] Thank you.
|
|
1:12:06
|
[both] Ew!
|
|
1:12:09
|
["What is Life" by George Harrison playing]
|
|
1:12:11
|
[cheering]
|
|
1:12:15
|
♪ What I feel... ♪
|
|
1:12:18
|
You wanna rotate like this, okay?
|
|
1:12:20
|
Yeah.
|
|
1:12:22
|
[Lita] Juan hit me!
|
|
1:12:24
|
♪ My love is there for you Any time of day... ♪
|
|
1:12:28
|
Oh, no. Oh, Gosh!
|
|
1:12:31
|
♪ If it’s not love...♪
|
|
1:12:34
|
Hey, number three, where’s your mother?
|
|
1:12:37
|
I’m okay. Okay.
|
|
1:12:40
|
I didn’t hit her!
|
|
1:12:41
|
[Lizzy] Juan, where did you put my phone?
|
|
1:12:43
|
I didn’t take your phone! No, I didn’t!
|
|
1:12:45
|
♪ Tell me what is my life ♪
|
|
1:12:48
|
♪ Without your love? ♪
|
|
1:12:52
|
♪ Tell me who am I ♪
|
|
1:12:56
|
♪ Without you ♪
|
|
1:12:59
|
♪ By my side? ♪
|
|
1:13:03
|
♪ What I know ♪
|
|
1:13:07
|
♪ That you need ♪
|
|
1:13:11
|
♪ Then I’ll try my best... ♪
|
|
1:13:13
|
-All right! First try! -[laughing]
|
|
1:13:18
|
♪ Tell me, what is my life ♪
|
|
1:13:21
|
♪ Without your love? ♪
|
|
1:13:25
|
♪ Tell me, who am I ♪
|
|
1:13:29
|
♪ Without you ♪
|
|
1:13:32
|
♪ By my side? ♪
|
|
1:13:37
|
-[Lizzy] Tres. -[Pete] Tres.
|
|
1:13:39
|
-[Lizzy speaking Spanish] -[Pete repeating in Spanish]
|
|
1:13:43
|
-There you go. -Dad, Dad, Dad!
|
|
1:13:46
|
[laughing]
|
|
1:13:47
|
There you go, Juan.
|
|
1:13:50
|
-Oh! [gasping] -Oh, gosh.
|
|
1:13:53
|
Spit it out, spit it out!
|
|
1:13:54
|
-[Ellie] Here, water! -No, we need ice!
|
|
1:13:56
|
-Water, water. Here. -[Ellie] Oh, gosh.
|
|
1:14:01
|
[Juan crying]
|
|
1:14:08
|
[crying continues]
|
|
1:14:12
|
Hey.
|
|
1:14:14
|
Hey, buddy.
|
|
1:14:17
|
-Hey, hey, hey. -[gasping]
|
|
1:14:19
|
Hey. It’s okay, sweetie. Did you have a bad dream?
|
|
1:14:23
|
-Yeah. -Yeah?
|
|
1:14:24
|
You’re okay. You’re safe and sound in your bed.
|
|
1:14:26
|
You’re good.
|
|
1:14:33
|
Good night, buddy.
|
|
1:14:38
|
Good night, Mommy.
|
|
1:14:44
|
What?
|
|
1:14:46
|
What did you say?
|
|
1:14:49
|
Juan, what did you say?
|
|
1:14:51
|
Did you say something, Juan?
|
|
1:14:54
|
Hey, Juan, what did you say?
|
|
1:14:55
|
Juan!
|
|
1:14:58
|
Juan! Did you say something? Juan!
|
|
1:15:01
|
Juan, what did you say?
|
|
1:15:03
|
Juan!
|
|
1:15:07
|
Oh, my God. [chuckles]
|
|
1:15:12
|
Good night, buddy.
|
|
1:15:30
|
-Hey. -Hey!
|
|
1:15:32
|
-Wow, it’s looking good. -Huh? You like it?
|
|
1:15:35
|
I put the storage at the end of the island, like you suggested.
|
|
1:15:38
|
-Oh, hey, yeah, yeah, yeah. -[Pete] Great idea, by the way.
|
|
1:15:41
|
-It’s awesome. -Why don't you come help us
|
|
1:15:43
|
-hang some tile? -Yeah.
|
|
1:15:45
|
[chuckles] No, I, uh...
|
|
1:15:48
|
So, there’s, um...
|
|
1:15:51
|
There’s something I’d like to do,
|
|
1:15:52
|
and I was hoping I could get your help setting it up.
|
|
1:15:55
|
-Sure. What are we setting up? -Of course. Anything.
|
|
1:15:57
|
Um, so, I was talking to Karen and Sharon, and they...
|
|
1:16:02
|
Uh, my mom got out a few-- a few months ago, so...
|
|
1:16:07
|
And I haven’t seen her.
|
|
1:16:08
|
You know, I was hoping I could-- could see her.
|
|
1:16:11
|
-Yeah, sure. -Yeah, of course.
|
|
1:16:13
|
-Of course. I mean, that’s... -Yeah.
|
|
1:16:15
|
Cool. Thanks.
|
|
1:16:17
|
-Yeah. -It’s cool. Great.
|
|
1:16:19
|
-Okay. -[Lizzy] Thanks.
|
|
1:16:22
|
You, uh...
|
|
1:16:25
|
I’ll just wait outside. Okay.
|
|
1:16:28
|
[ducks quacking]
|
|
1:16:40
|
Mom!
|
|
1:16:47
|
Hi.
|
|
1:16:48
|
-Hi, Mom. -[speaking Spanish]
|
|
1:16:55
|
Juan, Lita.
|
|
1:16:56
|
[Lizzy] Hey, Juan, Lita, come on!
|
|
1:17:00
|
Come on. What’s wrong? Come on.
|
|
1:17:04
|
I want to stay with Mom.
|
|
1:17:06
|
Your mommy’s over there.
|
|
1:17:07
|
-[Pete] It’s okay, sweetheart. -[Ellie] It’s okay, honey.
|
|
1:17:10
|
-[Pete] We’re gonna go with you. -[Ellie] We’re right here.
|
|
1:17:12
|
-We’ll walk together. -Come on.
|
|
1:17:17
|
Slow down.
|
|
1:17:19
|
[laughing]
|
|
1:17:20
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[Carla] Oh, my babies, you got so big!
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1:17:23
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Come, mi amor. [speaking Spanish]
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1:17:26
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Hi, I’m Sue. I’m Carla’s caseworker.
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1:17:28
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-You must be Pete and Ellie? -Yeah, I’m Pete. Hi.
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1:17:32
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Hey. I’m Ellie.
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1:17:34
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-This is Carla. She’s-- -Their mom.
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1:17:39
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Hi. I’m Ellie. Nice to meet you.
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1:17:42
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I’m Pete.
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1:17:46
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Hey, I wanted to say thank you for watching them while I was...
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1:17:50
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No problem. They’ve been doing great.
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1:17:52
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Juan started playing piano. Right, buddy?
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1:17:55
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And Lita just got 100 on her last spelling test.
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1:17:57
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And Lizzy’s soccer team is undefeated.
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1:17:58
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All right, so you guys gonna pick us up at 4:00?
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1:18:03
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Okay. We’ll see you in a bit.
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1:18:05
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-Yeah, we’ll be back. -We’ll be back soon.
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1:18:07
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Bye, guys. Nice to meet you.
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1:18:12
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[sighs]
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1:18:20
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You okay?
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1:18:22
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"Thanks for watching them"?
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1:18:23
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Like we’ve just been fricking babysitting for five months?
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1:18:27
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[Ellie] She’s just not what I pictured at all.
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1:18:29
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She’s... She kind of looks normal.
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1:18:32
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I feel bad, like we’re breaking up a family.
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1:18:36
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We didn’t take her kids, Ellie.
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1:18:38
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The courts did. And don’t forget why.
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1:18:40
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Those kids were living like feral cats in a crack house.
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1:18:42
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I know, but she kind of... She looks okay.
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1:18:46
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Sharon said she’s been clean for four months.
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1:18:49
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Yeah, she got clean because she was in jail, Ellie.
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1:18:54
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Look at the way Lizzy’s looking at her.
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1:18:58
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She’s still her mom.
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1:19:00
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-[engine starts] -We didn’t take her kids, Ellie.
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1:19:05
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[Kit] So, I said, "Young lady,
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1:19:07
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we hear about you throwing food in the cafeteria one more time,
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1:19:10
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and you’re gonna have a couple of lunch dates."
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1:19:12
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[laughter]
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1:19:14
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Next day, the behavior continued.
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1:19:16
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So, we went to the school and joined her in the cafeteria.
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1:19:20
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Chattin’ up all her middle school BFFs.
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1:19:23
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I walked them through some of my bird-watching stories.
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1:19:26
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They were completely uninterested.
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1:19:29
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But that food throwing has stopped!
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1:19:31
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-Yeah! -[Karen] Good. Good.
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1:19:34
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Would you like to share your news?
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1:19:35
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About the couch fire?
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1:19:37
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No. About your .26 hearing.
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1:19:41
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[Kit] Yes.
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1:19:44
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The court has legally cleared us...
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1:19:49
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to adopt.
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1:19:51
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[woman] Aw!
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1:19:52
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[Kit] To adopt Tina and Ryan!
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1:19:55
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-[Dana] Yay! -That is so great.
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1:19:58
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[Dirk] Congratulations, guys. I’m so happy for you.
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1:20:02
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That is such great news. I’m so happy for both of you.
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1:20:06
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And next we have Pete and Ellie.
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1:20:11
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Well, you know, our kids have, what,
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1:20:14
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had now four visits with their birth mom?
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1:20:17
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-[Ellie] Yeah. -[Pete] And every time they do,
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1:20:19
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they’re just crazy for a few days after.
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1:20:20
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-[shouting] -[playing "Chopsticks"]
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1:20:23
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-[Lita screeching] -Holy sh--
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1:20:25
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And just when things finally
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1:20:27
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start to feel normal again, they have another visit.
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1:20:30
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Yeah, we just feel so rejected.
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1:20:33
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And I know this probably makes me a really bad person,
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1:20:37
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but I keep wishing their mom would go back to prison.
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1:20:41
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[Karen] You’re not a bad person.
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1:20:43
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When someone does terrible things to the children we love,
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1:20:46
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it’s not easy to find empathy for them.
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1:20:48
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-But we have to try, people. -[Sharon] Whatever happens,
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1:20:52
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the time that your kids spent with you made a big difference
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1:20:55
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-in their lives. -Mm-hmm.
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1:20:57
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Yeah, I know, but we’re supposed to...
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1:21:00
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Wait. Did you say
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1:21:02
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-"made" a difference? -Yeah, she did.
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1:21:04
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-We-- We’ll talk after. -No. She said "made."
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1:21:07
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That's past tense. There’s a difference.
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1:21:09
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I wanna know what’s going on, Karen.
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1:21:11
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Well...
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1:21:15
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since Lizzy’s mom
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1:21:16
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has been keeping up with her reunification steps...
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1:21:19
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the judge changed your .26 hearing
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1:21:22
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to a Change of Circumstances hearing where he’ll decide
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1:21:25
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if the kids are ready to reunite.
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1:21:28
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Nice. Really nice.
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1:21:31
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No, this is...
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1:21:34
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You weren’t gonna share that with us?
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1:21:35
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We’ve been dealing with all of this shit!
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1:21:38
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I mean, the tantrums, the messes, the attitude.
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1:21:41
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I have played 150 games of Candy Land with Lita.
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1:21:44
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You ever play fricking Candy Land?
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1:21:45
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-It’s brutal! -It’s very dull.
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1:21:47
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We’re making connections.
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1:21:49
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Okay, I mean, I just taught Lita how to ride a bike.
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1:21:51
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Juan and I bonded over Rocky III.
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1:21:53
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And now Mom’s ready to reunite?
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1:21:55
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Pete, Ellie, I understand your frustration.
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1:22:00
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But we all need to keep in mind that until the kids are adopted,
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1:22:04
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the primary goal of the system is family preservation.
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1:22:10
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What about preserving our family?
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1:22:12
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-Yeah. -Nothing has been decided yet.
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1:22:19
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All right, October, that leaves you.
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1:22:22
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Well, I have gotten a placement.
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1:22:26
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He is 14 and does play JV basketball.
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1:22:30
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But he is 5’2."
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1:22:32
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And white, with red hair.
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1:22:35
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Absolutely no fundamentals whatsoever.
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1:22:39
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Oh, I get it. My problems seem stupid now.
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1:22:41
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Why do I always have to go last?
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1:22:44
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[laughter]
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1:22:45
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-Stop. -Okay. I know.
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1:22:47
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It’s... [clears throat] It’s very unprofessional.
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1:22:50
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Mm-hmm.
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1:22:54
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[all laughing]
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1:23:00
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This is the opposite of a support group.
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1:23:03
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[laughter continues]
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1:23:05
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[Jan] What am I gonna look like?
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1:23:06
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You're gonna look like a beautiful princess.
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1:23:09
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-[Jan] Oh! -[door opens]
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1:23:11
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[Jan] Do I look like a flower?
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1:23:12
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Hey. Hey, hey, buddy.
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1:23:15
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-[Ellie] Mom. Hey, kids. -Oh! Hi, honey!
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1:23:17
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Hey. Mom!
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1:23:19
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No, no, no. It’s totally washable.
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1:23:22
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-It’s, um-- -That’s a Sharpie.
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1:23:25
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Oh, yeah. Oh, dear.
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1:23:27
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Mom. Can you please get off the counter, honey?
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1:23:30
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It’s dangerous.
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1:23:31
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-How was care group? -Oh, so much fun.
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1:23:33
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Hey, hey, hey. We have news.
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1:23:36
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-You’re pregnant? -Oh, my God!
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1:23:38
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-Why are you doing this to me? -I’m sorry. No?
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1:23:40
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It’s okay. No. Just tell them.
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1:23:42
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-Yeah? -Uh-huh.
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1:23:44
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Okay, okay. We are going to adopt
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1:23:46
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through foster care, just like you guys!
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1:23:49
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I mean, we did not get it at first,
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1:23:51
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and then we met yours
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1:23:52
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and saw what a wonderful choice it was.
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1:23:55
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Hell of a lot cheaper than in vitro too.
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1:23:57
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Which is not the reason,
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1:23:59
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but it’s a reason, if you’re weighing factors.
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1:24:01
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And, uh, we start classes next week!
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1:24:03
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[Kim laughs] What do you guys think?
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1:24:06
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[forced laugh] I think, uh...
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1:24:10
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I think I have to take a crap.
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1:24:13
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Not the reaction we were looking for on that.
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1:24:15
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[Kim] She’s jealous!
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1:24:17
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-[Lizzy] Oh! Hey! -[Ellie] What are you doing?
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1:24:19
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-[Lizzy] Oh, my God! -What’s going on?
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1:24:20
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-[Ellie] Give this to me. -[Lizzy] You’re not allowed
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1:24:22
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-to take my phone! -What’s she doing?
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1:24:24
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She’s taking naked selfies in the bathroom!
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1:24:26
|
She's taking naked selfies? Of herself?
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1:24:28
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[Lizzy] What are you doing to my phone?
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1:24:29
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I’m deleting everything here! Delete, delete, delete.
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1:24:31
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How many photos did you take? What is wrong with you?
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1:24:34
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[Lizzy] Everyone does it! It’s no big deal!
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1:24:35
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It’s a big, huge, giant deal! Fifteen-year-old girls
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1:24:38
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-should never be naked, ever! -Can you take the door?
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1:24:40
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-[cell phone chimes] -[Lizzy] Is that a text?
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1:24:41
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Don’t read my texts! Open the door!
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1:24:43
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"If you don’t show me something soon, I might lose interest."
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1:24:45
|
What?
|
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1:24:46
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-Who is this person, Lizzy? -[Lizzy] Open the door!
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1:24:48
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Oh, no. No, no. Dick pic! There’s a dick pic!
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1:24:52
|
Come on, kids, we are going in the living room.
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1:24:55
|
Is this that kid Jacob you were talking about?
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1:24:57
|
That sweet kid from school is sending you photos
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1:24:58
|
of his beeswax?
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1:25:00
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-Jesus, that is a trout! -Get out of here!
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1:25:03
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-[Ellie] Lizzy! -[Pete] Get out here now!
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1:25:07
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Give me the phone! Let go!
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1:25:10
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This is not cool, Lizzy!
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1:25:12
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I don’t have to listen to you anymore, Pretend Mom!
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1:25:14
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-This isn’t-- -[door slams shut]
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1:25:28
|
Still think it’s a wonderful choice?
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1:25:31
|
Our foster kids aren't gonna act like that.
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1:25:32
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-That’s on you guys. -[blows raspberry]
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1:25:34
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What exactly is a dick pic?
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1:25:37
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What do you think it is, Mom? Wild guess. Dick. Pic.
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1:25:42
|
You know, honey, when I had... times like this,
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1:25:46
|
I had to search myself
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1:25:49
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and remember...
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1:25:52
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why I became a mother in the first place.
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1:25:56
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And that was helpful.
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1:26:01
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[Ellie] Is this that kid Jacob’s house?
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1:26:03
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Is that where we’re going?
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1:26:04
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-[Pete] Just calm down, okay? -Please tell me where we are.
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1:26:07
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-I don't wanna get arrested. -Will you just trust me?
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1:26:09
|
Come on.
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1:26:18
|
Oh.
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1:26:19
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Hey. I don’t know if you guys remember us.
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1:26:21
|
Pete and Ellie from the foster orientation?
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1:26:23
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-Oh, yeah. -Hi. How you doing?
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1:26:26
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Uh, what can we do for you?
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1:26:29
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[Pete] So, now she wants to come back and be Mommy again.
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1:26:31
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And it looks like she’s got a real shot.
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1:26:33
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Lizzy, she’s treating us like we’re the enemy.
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1:26:36
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So, now we don’t know what the hell to do.
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1:26:37
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So, I just thought...
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1:26:39
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I mean, your daughter, she turned out so great.
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1:26:40
|
Is she up there studying? Brenda, you gonna come down?
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1:26:43
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And I thought maybe we could speak with her, and she could,
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1:26:45
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I don't know, get us pumped up again like she did before.
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1:26:47
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-Is that a possibility? -Yeah, that’d be great.
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1:26:49
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She was amazing. We could use a pep talk right now.
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1:26:52
|
Um, Brenda is, um...
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1:26:56
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back in rehab.
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1:26:57
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Excuse me, what?
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1:26:59
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We caught her using a couple months ago.
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1:27:01
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Are you shitting me right now?
|
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1:27:03
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Her inspirational, heartwarming goddamn speech is the reason
|
|
1:27:06
|
we signed up for this shit-show in the first place!
|
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1:27:08
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Now you’re telling me she’s back on-- Ow!
|
|
1:27:11
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You listen to me, crazy woman!
|
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1:27:13
|
Brenda has struggled with substance abuse
|
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1:27:14
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ever since her mother’s boyfriend
|
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1:27:15
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started her on meth when she was 11.
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1:27:17
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Sometimes she stumbles. But she is a good kid.
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1:27:20
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And she’s in there doing the work, getting herself clean.
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1:27:23
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So, you don’t know what’s gonna happen.
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1:27:25
|
And this has you feeling what?
|
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1:27:26
|
Frustrated? Scared? Lost? Is that it?
|
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1:27:30
|
Yes! I’m a little afraid to say anything,
|
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1:27:33
|
but yes, that’s basically how we feel.
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1:27:35
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That’s how your children feel every day of their lives.
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1:27:39
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When you took this on, you felt good about yourself
|
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1:27:42
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because you knew that it mattered, right?
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1:27:45
|
Well, guess what.
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1:27:47
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Things that matter are hard.
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1:27:51
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Now I know where Brenda gets her inspiring speech thing.
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1:27:54
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[Mr. Fernandez] Listen, guys,
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1:27:55
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right now, you’re all they’ve got,
|
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1:27:57
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so your job is to keep them safe,
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1:27:59
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whether they want you to or not.
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1:28:01
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Wow. He’s got it too.
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1:28:04
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[Ellie] Thank you so much.
|
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1:28:06
|
That was incredible. Thank you.
|
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1:28:08
|
I’m so sorry that I blew up at you.
|
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1:28:11
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[Mrs. Fernandez] I’m sorry I slapped you!
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1:28:13
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-I know! That was crazy! -I know. I apologize.
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1:28:17
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It was good. I needed it.
|
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1:28:19
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I haven’t been slapped for a long time.
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1:28:20
|
It was a bit aggressive, a little bit out of line.
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1:28:23
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Well, you were, honey. You were.
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1:28:25
|
All right, honey, we gotta go.
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1:28:27
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-We gotta get going. -Take care.
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1:28:29
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-Thank you. -You bet.
|
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1:28:31
|
You’re on Facebook, right? I’ll find you. Okay!
|
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1:28:33
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Bye! Bye! Thank you!
|
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1:28:36
|
Bye.
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1:28:37
|
Let’s get in the house right away, really quick.
|
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1:28:42
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[indistinct chatter]
|
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1:28:51
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-[Ellie] Okay, you’re all set. -Bye, Lizzy.
|
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1:28:53
|
Bye, Lizzy. Have a great day.
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1:28:57
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[Pete] All right, look, you drop them off.
|
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1:28:59
|
I’m gonna find this Jacob kid, and get to the bottom of this.
|
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1:29:01
|
-Okay? All right. -[Ellie] Okay.
|
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1:29:03
|
-Wait, Pete, that’s him! -What?
|
|
1:29:05
|
Him? That redhead kid right there?
|
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1:29:06
|
The kid with the soup can...?
|
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1:29:08
|
Come on. I’m getting him.
|
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1:29:10
|
You! Dick pic! Hey! Hey!
|
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1:29:12
|
-Hey! Excuse me. -What’s up, man?
|
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1:29:15
|
Wanted to catch a fade, huh?
|
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1:29:16
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-Dick pic! -[Pete] Think it’s okay, huh?
|
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1:29:18
|
Sending pictures of your knob to a 15-year-old girl?
|
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1:29:20
|
You’re lucky I don’t end your life right now, carrot top.
|
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1:29:23
|
And I saw what you wrote to her: "You don’t show something,
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|
1:29:25
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I’m gonna lose interest." That’s actually sexual assault,
|
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1:29:27
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-young man. It’s disgusting! -[whimpering]
|
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1:29:29
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[imitates crying] Not such a big man now, huh?
|
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1:29:31
|
Come on, whip it out! Show everybody
|
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1:29:32
|
those big shaved plums you’re so proud of!
|
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1:29:34
|
We’ll gonna call your mom, we're gonna tell the principal,
|
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1:29:36
|
and we may even call the police. What do you think, Jacob?
|
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1:29:38
|
-My name’s not Jacob!
|
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1:29:40
|
-What? -My name is Charlie.
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1:29:42
|
[boy] That’s Charlie.
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1:29:43
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-I thought you said Jacob. -Really?
|
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1:29:46
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And my plums aren’t shaved.
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1:29:47
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-[laughter] -Or big.
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1:29:49
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[laughter]
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1:29:51
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I’m so sorry. Oh, God. I’m so sorry.
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1:29:54
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Come on, buddy, suck it up. It’s a little snafu, okay?
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1:29:56
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Come on. Give me a hug, Charlie.
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1:29:58
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Look at me. Do you happen to know anybody named Jacob
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1:30:02
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who might be hanging around with our daughter, Lizzy Viara?
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1:30:06
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The janitor? The adult-ass janitor?
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1:30:08
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-Oh, my God. -Come on, let’s get the janitor.
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1:30:10
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-I’m so sorry about this. -Ellie, come on!
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1:30:12
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Thank you so much! He didn’t do any of that.
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1:30:15
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-[Pete] Come on, Ellie. -He didn’t do any of it!
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1:30:16
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-[Pete] Hurry up! -I’m so sorry, Charlie!
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1:30:19
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I think we’re gonna be late for school.
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1:30:22
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["Third Uncle" by Bauhaus playing]
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1:30:30
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Ellie.
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1:30:32
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He’s on a Zamboni. Come on!
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1:30:35
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♪ There are scenes There are blues ♪
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1:30:37
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♪There are boots There are shoes ♪
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1:30:38
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♪There are Turks There are fools ♪
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1:30:39
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♪ There are lockers There are schools ♪
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1:30:41
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♪ They’re in you ♪
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1:30:42
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♪ Then there was you ♪
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1:30:45
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Hey! Hey, you!
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1:30:48
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Excuse me. I’m talking to you.
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1:30:49
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-How old are you, Jump Street? -Why d'you wanna know?
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1:30:51
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-Hey, lady, gimme that. -He’s 22! He’s 22.
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1:30:54
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Yeah, I’m 22. So what?
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1:30:56
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So, this won’t be child abuse. Pete!
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1:31:00
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Hey, you ever touch, text,
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1:31:02
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or think about our daughter ever again,
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1:31:04
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and you’re a dead man.
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1:31:06
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I’m gonna sue you! You’re not even her parents!
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1:31:08
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-Would not-her-parents do this? -[groans]
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1:31:10
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Sh-- Miss Peppers!
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1:31:13
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Whoa. Whoa. What’s happening here?
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1:31:15
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This man has been sending lewd comments and photos
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1:31:17
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-to our daughter. -You’re going to jail today!
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1:31:20
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-You mind calling the police? -Hurry up!
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1:31:21
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Absolutely! Miss Peppers!
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1:31:24
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-Mother-- -[grunts]
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1:31:26
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All right. We appreciate it.
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1:31:29
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Man, I didn’t even touch that girl.
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1:31:31
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[police radio chatter]
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1:31:34
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-Bye-bye, scumbag. -Filthy pedophile.
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1:31:36
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Yeah. Enjoy your life as a sex offender.
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1:31:38
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-Pedophile. -You’re arresting us?
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1:31:41
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The guy was sending pictures of his knob to a minor.
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1:31:43
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-Why are you arresting us? -Really good. Good work, guys.
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1:31:52
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You know, for what it’s worth, I heard what you did in there.
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1:31:55
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You know, you’re good parents, looking out for your kids.
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1:31:59
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-If I’d had a chance... -The kids!
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1:32:01
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-...to do the same-- -Oh, my God!
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1:32:03
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-Juan, Lita! God, I’m so sorry! -Guys!
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1:32:11
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-[barking] -Hey. Hey, baby.
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1:32:17
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My God, it’s so clean.
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1:32:19
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Well, there are my little gangsters.
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1:32:21
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Posting bail for my Petey.
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1:32:25
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Really took me back to the good old days.
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1:32:27
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-Thank you, by the way. -Where are the kids?
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1:32:29
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Karen took them to a temporary placement for the night.
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1:32:32
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She said it’s the first time she’s heard of CPS
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1:32:34
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removing kids from their adoptive home
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1:32:36
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-the night before their hearing. -Speaking of which,
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1:32:38
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I found your statement to the judge on your printer.
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1:32:43
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Needs some work.
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1:32:44
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Mom, it’s too late. We submitted it last week.
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1:32:46
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Well, resubmit it! Jesus!
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1:32:49
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"We want whatever is best for the kids,
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1:32:51
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whether that means staying with us
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1:32:53
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or returning to their birth mother."
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1:32:55
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What if the judge reads that crap in front of Lizzy?
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1:32:58
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That’s why we wrote it like that.
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1:33:00
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If she thinks our statement is the reason
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1:33:01
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her mom doesn’t get custody,
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1:33:03
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she’s gonna hate us more than she does now.
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1:33:05
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She doesn’t hate you. She just thinks you don’t love her.
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1:33:07
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And that statement ain’t gonna help.
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1:33:14
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-Did Lizzy tell you that? -Oh, come on, Ellie.
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1:33:16
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I grew up a lot like that kid.
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1:33:19
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You get reminded what a sack of shit you are
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1:33:21
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five times a day, after a while,
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1:33:23
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you can’t believe anyone could ever love you.
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1:33:30
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You know that we love you, right?
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1:33:34
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No. But that’s not you, it’s me.
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1:33:37
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I thought I just covered all that.
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1:33:44
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But I do love you both.
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1:33:47
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Get some sleep, kids.
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1:33:49
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After you fix that god-awful statement.
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1:33:53
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Wow.
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1:33:55
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[door closes]
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1:34:00
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It’s so clean and quiet in here.
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1:34:03
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I know.
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1:34:07
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I hate it.
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1:34:09
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-Me too. -[thunder rumbling]
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1:34:21
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-[Pete] Hey. -Hey.
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1:34:22
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-Guys. -We are so sorry.
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1:34:24
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We are so sorry. Are you okay?
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1:34:26
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Guess what? We got a ride in a police car.
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1:34:29
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-You did? Was that fun? -[Juan] Yeah.
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1:34:31
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-Did you guys go to prison? -No. We were... just in jail.
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1:34:35
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Juan. Lita. Come on.
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1:34:37
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-Mom’s here. -[Lita] Okay.
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1:34:51
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Okay, folks, our .26 hearing
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1:34:53
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is now a Change of Circumstance hearing
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1:34:56
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for a Miss Carla Viara.
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1:34:58
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-And you are Miss Viara, yes? -She is, Your Honor.
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1:35:01
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And also with us today are Juan, Lita and Elizabeth Viara?
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1:35:05
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-Here. -Here!
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1:35:06
|
And did you two each get a teddy bear?
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1:35:09
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-Yes! -Oh, those are good ones.
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1:35:12
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-And you are Elizabeth? -It’s Lizzy, sir.
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1:35:14
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I mean, Your Honor.
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1:35:16
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And, Lizzy, I understand you’ve submitted a statement.
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1:35:21
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And the foster parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wagner,
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1:35:23
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are they present as well?
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1:35:25
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Yes, Your Honor.
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1:35:27
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And, Mr. and Mrs. Wagner, is it accurate
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1:35:29
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that you left Juan and Lita alone in your car
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1:35:31
|
while you were being arrested for aggravated assault?
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1:35:34
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-Well, that-- -Yes, but in our defense--
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1:35:37
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Sir, all I need to know is whether or not Lizzy is lying.
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1:35:40
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No, she’s not lying.
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1:35:42
|
And prior to that assault, did you accost a 14-year-old
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1:35:46
|
honor student in the same school yard
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1:35:48
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and encourage him "to whip out his big, shaved plums"?
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1:35:54
|
I said that, Your Honor, but again,
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1:35:57
|
I thought it was the person who sent her the--
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1:35:59
|
Mrs. Wagner, did you at one time force Lizzy’s friends
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1:36:02
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to leave your home by way of a bedroom window?
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1:36:05
|
-It was a ground floor window. -Good. Points for you.
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1:36:08
|
And at that same occasion,
|
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1:36:10
|
did you tell Lizzy to call CPS and to come and take the kids?
|
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1:36:14
|
-She didn’t mean that. -I did not mean that.
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1:36:16
|
That was in the heat of an argument.
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1:36:17
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-Your Honor, I have a statement. -Yes, I’ve read it, thank you.
|
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1:36:21
|
-We actually wrote a new one. -Ma’am, excuse me, but I have--
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1:36:24
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Please, Your Honor, we were up late working on it.
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1:36:26
|
I can read it very fast.
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1:36:27
|
[clears throat] "Lizzy once asked us why we took them in.
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1:36:30
|
And at the time, we couldn’t answer her."
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1:36:33
|
-Ma’am, please sit down. -[Ellie] Please,
|
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1:36:35
|
Your Honor, can you let me say the answer?
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1:36:37
|
No. Sit.
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1:36:39
|
This hearing is not about you.
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1:36:41
|
Judging by Lizzy’s statement,
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1:36:43
|
you might be back in court soon enough,
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1:36:45
|
so let’s save that heartwarming speech for that occasion.
|
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1:36:48
|
Okay. Now, Miss Viara,
|
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1:36:52
|
I see you’ve been keeping up with your visits. That’s good.
|
|
1:36:55
|
I also understand you’ve been sober for the last five months.
|
|
1:36:58
|
Is that still the case?
|
|
1:37:01
|
Yes.
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|
1:37:02
|
That’s very good news.
|
|
1:37:05
|
And if I were to put the kids in your care,
|
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1:37:09
|
your current residence could accommodate them?
|
|
1:37:13
|
-I think so. -It’s small,
|
|
1:37:15
|
but it works... Your Honor.
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1:37:18
|
[judge] And, Miss Viara,
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|
1:37:21
|
do you feel capable of responsibly caring
|
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1:37:23
|
for Juan, Lita, and Lizzy at this time?
|
|
1:37:33
|
Miss Viara.
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1:37:38
|
Mama.
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1:37:41
|
Yes, Your Honor. I’m capable now.
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1:37:57
|
[Pete sighs]
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1:38:09
|
Everybody get ready for dinner.
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1:38:21
|
Here you go.
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|
1:38:23
|
What if when we go live with our mom,
|
|
1:38:26
|
she doesn’t know how to make my noodles
|
|
1:38:28
|
the way I like to have them?
|
|
1:38:29
|
Don’t worry, Lizzy'll show her the way we do the cheese for you
|
|
1:38:32
|
so your mom can make it for you just the way you like.
|
|
1:38:34
|
-[Ellie] Yeah. -Okay. [sniffles]
|
|
1:38:38
|
Come on, guys. Don’t be sad on our last night.
|
|
1:38:42
|
You know what,
|
|
1:38:43
|
I think we should tell Pete and Ellie thank you,
|
|
1:38:46
|
you know, for everything they’ve done for us, yeah?
|
|
1:38:49
|
-Thank you. -Well, thank you, pal.
|
|
1:38:52
|
Yeah, thank you, guys.
|
|
1:38:54
|
-Lita? -I don’t want to say anything.
|
|
1:38:57
|
Oh, honey.
|
|
1:39:01
|
[Lita crying]
|
|
1:39:04
|
I’m just gonna go check on Lita.
|
|
1:39:06
|
[door closes]
|
|
1:39:07
|
I mean, unless you want to.
|
|
1:39:11
|
Yeah, I would, actually. Thanks.
|
|
1:39:18
|
Come on, buddy. You haven’t touched your pasta.
|
|
1:39:20
|
You want me to reheat it for you?
|
|
1:39:28
|
It’s okay, buddy.
|
|
1:39:30
|
That’s okay, buddy.
|
|
1:39:36
|
["It Don't Matter to the Sun" by Rosie Thomas playing]
|
|
1:39:39
|
♪ It don’t matter To the sun... ♪
|
|
1:39:42
|
-Good night, buddy. -Good night.
|
|
1:39:46
|
Sweetie, good night. I love you.
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|
1:39:49
|
Love you too.
|
|
1:39:53
|
♪ No, the sun is gonna rise ♪
|
|
1:39:57
|
♪ Gonna rise ♪
|
|
1:40:00
|
♪ Shine down On another day ♪
|
|
1:40:07
|
♪ There will be a tomorrow ♪
|
|
1:40:15
|
♪ Even if you choose To leave ♪
|
|
1:40:22
|
♪ ’Cause it don’t matter To the sun, no, no ♪
|
|
1:40:29
|
♪ But it matters to me ♪
|
|
1:40:33
|
♪ It don’t matter to the moon No, no ♪
|
|
1:40:40
|
♪ But it matters to me ♪
|
|
1:40:49
|
Okay, all your court bears are in here,
|
|
1:40:52
|
the new ones as well.
|
|
1:40:54
|
Speaking of court, um...
|
|
1:40:58
|
[clears throat]
|
|
1:40:59
|
...I just wanted to apologize for what I wrote to the judge.
|
|
1:41:03
|
-It was all true. -[Pete] Yeah. It was a little
|
|
1:41:06
|
out of context maybe, but there’s no hard feelings.
|
|
1:41:08
|
Actually, I wanted to give you the statement we wrote
|
|
1:41:11
|
that we couldn’t read in court, just so you have it.
|
|
1:41:14
|
Yeah.
|
|
1:41:16
|
-[car approaching] -Guys, Mom’s here.
|
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1:41:20
|
All right. Get up! Come on. Let’s go.
|
|
1:41:23
|
Lita, come on, get your stuff.
|
|
1:41:25
|
Bye, Meatball.
|
|
1:41:30
|
Hey. I’ve got a car seat for Lita if you don’t have one.
|
|
1:41:37
|
You guys picking us up?
|
|
1:41:39
|
Where’s Mom?
|
|
1:41:41
|
She was supposed to meet us
|
|
1:41:43
|
at the office this morning and she didn’t show.
|
|
1:41:45
|
Oh, no.
|
|
1:41:47
|
She didn’t answer her phone.
|
|
1:41:49
|
Did you go to her house? What if something
|
|
1:41:51
|
-happened to her? -Yes, we went to see her.
|
|
1:41:53
|
She was very ashamed. She said...
|
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1:41:56
|
-she can’t do it. -[Lizzy] No, she didn’t.
|
|
1:41:58
|
Because why would she, um, fill out all the forms
|
|
1:42:01
|
and the court and reunification stuff if she didn’t--
|
|
1:42:04
|
Lizzy, your mom said you filled out all those forms.
|
|
1:42:06
|
I helped, but so what?
|
|
1:42:08
|
[Sharon] She felt she was being pushed into something
|
|
1:42:10
|
-she wasn’t ready for. -[Lizzy] No.
|
|
1:42:13
|
I didn’t push her. She’s ready!
|
|
1:42:14
|
Just let me talk to her, please,
|
|
1:42:17
|
and then we can figure something out--
|
|
1:42:19
|
-[Karen] Honey. -...and she can take me home.
|
|
1:42:22
|
Honey, when we saw her, it was obvious.
|
|
1:42:25
|
She’s using again.
|
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1:42:27
|
She’s not coming, baby.
|
|
1:42:30
|
Sweetie, we’re so sorry.
|
|
1:42:35
|
-[sobs] -Lizzy.
|
|
1:42:38
|
Lizzy.
|
|
1:42:39
|
I’ll go get her. You watch the kids.
|
|
1:42:41
|
-Just wait there, okay? -[Pete] Lizzy!
|
|
1:42:44
|
[Ellie] Lizzy!
|
|
1:42:56
|
Lizzy!
|
|
1:42:59
|
-Lizzy? -Lizzy!
|
|
1:43:02
|
[Lizzy sobbing]
|
|
1:43:08
|
-Lizzy. -Please just go away.
|
|
1:43:09
|
-You’re not my parents. -[Pete] No, we’re not.
|
|
1:43:11
|
But you know what we are? We’re here.
|
|
1:43:13
|
That’s right, we’re here and we love you.
|
|
1:43:16
|
What? No, you don’t. You don’t even know me.
|
|
1:43:19
|
Hey, what the hell’s going on out here?
|
|
1:43:22
|
Could you just give us a few minutes, please?
|
|
1:43:25
|
Oh, okay. Sorry.
|
|
1:43:28
|
Lizzy, honey, we do know you.
|
|
1:43:31
|
We-- We know that you hate cheese,
|
|
1:43:35
|
but you really love cheeseburgers.
|
|
1:43:37
|
And we know that when you feel good in the morning,
|
|
1:43:40
|
you put on a little less makeup than you do on the bad days.
|
|
1:43:43
|
Exactly. And we know the most important thing in the world
|
|
1:43:46
|
to you is to protect Juan and Lita
|
|
1:43:47
|
from the things nobody protected you from.
|
|
1:43:49
|
-We know that, right? -[Ellie] Yes, honey.
|
|
1:43:51
|
[whispers] You guys are doing good.
|
|
1:43:53
|
I’m sorry.
|
|
1:43:54
|
We know there’s so much we don’t know.
|
|
1:43:56
|
But if you’re afraid that we can’t handle
|
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1:43:58
|
knowing the bad stuff, or the scary stuff,
|
|
1:44:00
|
we can, I promise.
|
|
1:44:01
|
Yeah, bring it. Whatever you got, we want it
|
|
1:44:04
|
because we love you, Lizzy.
|
|
1:44:05
|
Stop saying that. Please just go away, please.
|
|
1:44:12
|
Please.
|
|
1:44:34
|
-Is Lizzy okay? -She’s a little upset right now.
|
|
1:44:38
|
-Are you okay? -Yeah, I’m good.
|
|
1:44:40
|
Here she is.
|
|
1:44:48
|
So...
|
|
1:44:49
|
um, here’s what I think is best.
|
|
1:44:55
|
I know Juan and Lita are more like what you had in mind
|
|
1:44:58
|
-when you got into this. -Come on, baby.
|
|
1:45:00
|
So, I think the best thing is for you to adopt them.
|
|
1:45:04
|
And... And I’ll just ask Karen for, um, a different placement.
|
|
1:45:09
|
-So... -[Ellie] No.
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1:45:11
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-No, it’ll be good. -[Ellie] No, honey.
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1:45:12
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We need your help with Juan and Lita.
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1:45:14
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We’re not doing this without you.
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I'll visit all the time, and you can call me
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1:45:19
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-if you need help for anything. -No.
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1:45:21
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Pete, I really don’t want to argue about this right now.
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1:45:23
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I don’t care. I said no. That’s not happening, okay?
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1:45:27
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-You’re with us now. -Yeah.
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1:45:28
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And you know why? We’ve got a cosmic connection.
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1:45:30
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That’s right, we’ve got a cosmic connection.
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1:45:32
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I know you feel sorry for me right now,
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-but you don’t have-- -It’s got nothing to do
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with what just happened.
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1:45:37
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Where’s the court statement Ellie gave you?
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1:45:41
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[sighs]
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1:45:45
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See this? Read that.
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1:45:51
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"Lizzy once asked me why we did this,
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why we took them in.
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We couldn’t give her an answer at the time.
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We did it because something was missing in our lives,
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but we didn’t know what it was.
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It was Juan, Lita, and Lizzy."
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1:46:08
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You see?
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1:46:10
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You were what was missing, Lizzy.
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But now you’re here and you are stuck with us.
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1:46:15
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-[Ellie] That’s right. -We’ll be at every soccer game.
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We’ll be all over your ass about your grades.
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And we're gonna buy you your first prom dress.
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1:46:22
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Yeah, and it’s gonna be really pretty.
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But not too revealing. Super sweet.
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1:46:27
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You know, not too sexy.
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Just like... really, that gorgeous sweet spot.
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1:46:31
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[Pete] Yeah. And when you graduate high school,
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we’re gonna be in the front row embarrassing you.
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1:46:35
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We’ll be in the front row again when you graduate college,
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-or even if you don’t. -You will be graduating college,
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’cause it’s so important and you’re so smart.
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1:46:42
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I don’t mean to push, but it opens up
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so many more opportunities.
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But either way, we’re gonna be there for you.
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1:46:48
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And someday, I’ll give you away at your wedding.
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1:46:50
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-What? -Even if I think the guy
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is a pissant and not good enough for my little girl.
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1:46:54
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That’s right. Someday in the future.
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Someday in the way, way, way off,
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deep, deep, deep distant future.
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1:47:01
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Lizzy, can we go home now?
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1:47:08
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Yeah, I guess we can. [chuckles]
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1:47:15
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I know you don’t like this, but you’re gonna have
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1:47:18
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to get used to it once in a while, okay?
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1:47:22
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Can I get one? I haven’t gotten a single hug
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1:47:24
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from you since I’ve known you. Please?
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1:47:27
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[laughing]
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1:47:31
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Hi. I don’t know the whole context of everything.
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1:47:35
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But I’m just wondering
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if I can just get in on that hug a little bit.
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1:47:40
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We’re good! Thank you so much. We’re good, thank you.
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1:47:42
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Sorry. That was just wrong.
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1:47:44
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Yeah, I just do that. You guys hug.
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1:47:46
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I crossed a boundary there.
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1:47:48
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Everything’s gonna work out great too.
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1:47:50
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I can tell. [gasps]
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1:47:55
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Hi!
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1:47:56
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Oh! Oh, thank you!
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1:48:00
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-Bye. -Bye!
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1:48:08
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Are you with them? Do you know those guys?
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1:48:11
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Yeah. Why?
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1:48:13
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Do you guys want to come in?
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1:48:15
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-Uh-- -I-- I made a pie.
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1:48:17
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-No, thank you. -Yes!
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1:48:19
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-Karen! -It’s pie. You know I love pie.
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1:48:22
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Great. Yeah, I just... I have so many feelings.
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1:48:26
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["Under the Surface" by Joy Vance playing]
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1:48:27
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♪ Under the surface ♪
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1:48:29
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♪ You don’t know What you’ll find ♪
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1:48:32
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♪ Mm Until it’s your time ♪
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1:48:37
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♪ No second chances ♪
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1:48:39
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♪ But all we can do is try ♪
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1:48:42
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♪ Mm I made up my mind ♪
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1:48:47
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♪ I can’t see you ♪
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1:48:50
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♪ But I hear your call ♪
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1:48:52
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♪ Baby, hold on now ♪
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1:48:56
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♪ We’re going home ♪
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1:48:59
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♪ If we make it or we don’t We won’t be alone... ♪
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1:49:02
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Go potty, put your shoes on. We’re gonna go, okay?
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1:49:05
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Okay!
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1:49:06
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[Pete] Whoa, Juan. What are you doing?
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1:49:08
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You can’t wear sneakers. We gotta look good today.
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1:49:10
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Mom, have you seen my phone?
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1:49:12
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Uh, no. Wait, you mean the one in your hand?
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1:49:16
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Lita, honey, did you go potty?
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1:49:19
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-I went potty! -[Ellie] Okay, good job.
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1:49:20
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-Everybody go potty? -Yeah, I went potty.
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1:49:22
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-Got the packet? -Yeah, I’m all set.
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1:49:25
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-Let’s go, guys. -Let’s go.
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1:49:31
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I’m gonna beat you!
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1:49:32
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[Lizzy, in Spanish] Dad, can I drive?
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1:49:34
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[in Spanish] To drive is you are?
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1:49:35
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-[in English] Oh, my God! -No, no, no. Hey.
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1:49:37
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[in Spanish] Give me your phone.
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1:49:39
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-Okay. -No distracted driving, okay?
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1:49:41
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-All right. -All right?
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1:49:42
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-She’s gonna drive. -Oh, yeah?
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1:49:44
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Yes, but I have the phone and I’ll sit in the front
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1:49:46
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in case I have to grab the wheel or shut down the power, okay?
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1:49:52
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[whining]
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1:49:55
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Sandy, come on, it’s started!
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1:49:58
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-Did I make it? -Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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1:50:01
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-What’s that? -Oh.
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1:50:03
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-[gasps] -Lizzy made it for me.
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1:50:04
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-You didn’t get one? -You got a T-shirt?
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1:50:07
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You got a T-shirt?
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1:50:08
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[judge] You may all be seated.
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1:50:12
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Good morning, folks.
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1:50:14
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You know, family court is important--
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1:50:17
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Wait. Wait! Wait! [sighs] Wait.
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1:50:20
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Grandma Sandy’s in the house.
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1:50:22
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-[laughter] -[Sandy] We can begin.
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1:50:24
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Told you we’d make it. Stop it!
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1:50:27
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-These seats are saved. -They’re saved for me.
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1:50:29
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Move over.
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1:50:30
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Stop it!
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1:50:33
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-Go ahead, Judge. -Thank you, Grandma Sandy.
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1:50:36
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She got a T-shirt.
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1:50:38
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You know, family court is important work.
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1:50:42
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But it’s difficult work.
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1:50:43
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We spend day in and day out dealing with things
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1:50:47
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that we feel no family should have to go through.
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1:50:50
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So, on these rare days when we get to smile at work,
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1:50:54
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these days mean a great deal to all of us.
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1:50:57
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And I may not look it, but I’m a huge cornball
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1:51:01
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and I live for this.
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1:51:03
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Ronit?
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1:51:05
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["Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" by Starship playing]
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1:51:09
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-Yeah! -[people laughing]
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1:51:11
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I love this song.
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1:51:13
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We are here today to officially create a new family.
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1:51:18
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Peter and Elinore Wagner,
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1:51:19
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do you wish to adopt Juan, Lita, and Lizzy
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1:51:23
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into your family today?
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1:51:24
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-Yes, Your Honor. -Yes, Your Honor.
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1:51:27
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It’s just the song that’s got me a little emotional.
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1:51:31
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Juan, Lita, and Lizzy,
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1:51:33
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would you like Peter and Elinore to be your mom and dad?
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1:51:37
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Sure.
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1:51:39
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-Yes, please. -Yes!
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1:51:42
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Well, then,
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1:51:44
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by the authority vested in me by the state of California,
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1:51:47
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I pronounce you a family.
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1:51:50
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♪ We can build this dream Together ♪
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1:51:52
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♪ Standing strong forever ♪
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1:51:55
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♪ Nothing’s gonna stop us now ♪
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1:51:59
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♪ And if this world Runs out of lovers ♪
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1:52:02
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♪ We’ll still have each other ♪
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1:52:05
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♪ Nothing’s gonna stop us... ♪
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1:52:07
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-Here you go. -Thank you.
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1:52:09
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Would you like to take a picture with the judge?
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1:52:11
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-Yeah, sure. Thank you. -Yeah, let’s do it.
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1:52:14
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That’s gonna be us soon.
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1:52:15
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Oh, I’m part of this family too.
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1:52:19
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-Okay, thank you. -Wait, me too!
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1:52:23
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-I’d like to be in the picture. -Are you sure? We’re not--
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1:52:26
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We should all go. I think they’d like that.
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1:52:29
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-Okay. Okay. -Yeah.
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1:52:30
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♪ Forever and ever ♪
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1:52:35
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♪ Hey... ♪
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1:52:39
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Whoo.
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1:52:40
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Okay! Okay. Anybody else?
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1:52:44
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-Yeah, you too. Come on! -[laughter]
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1:52:49
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Okay, I think that’s everybody.
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1:52:51
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Say "family."
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1:52:53
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Family!
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1:52:55
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♪ We can build this dream Together ♪
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1:52:57
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♪ Standing strong forever ♪
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1:53:00
|
♪ Nothing’s gonna stop us now ♪
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1:53:04
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♪ And if this world Runs out of lovers ♪
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1:53:07
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♪ We’ll still have each other ♪
|
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1:53:10
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♪ Nothing’s gonna stop us ♪
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1:53:12
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♪ Nothing’s gonna stop us ♪
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1:53:15
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♪ We can build this dream Together ♪
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1:53:17
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♪ Standing strong forever ♪
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1:53:20
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♪ Nothing’s gonna stop us now ♪
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1:53:24
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♪ Nothing’s gonna stop us now ♪
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1:53:30
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-♪ Nothing’s gonna stop us ♪ -♪ Oh, no ♪
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1:53:34
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♪ We can build this dream Together ♪
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1:53:37
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-♪ Standing strong forever ♪ -♪ I know ♪
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1:53:41
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["I'll Stay" by Isabela Mone begins]
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1:53:49
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♪ My feet are sore From walking all night long ♪
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1:53:55
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♪ No direction When there’s nowhere to go ♪
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1:54:00
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♪ Empty picture frames Of times long gone ♪
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1:54:05
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♪ Lonely echoes Of the stories we told ♪
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1:54:09
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♪ If you put on my shoes ♪
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1:54:13
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♪ Walk a mile or two ♪
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1:54:15
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♪ Till your eyes open wider Than they used to ♪
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1:54:19
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♪ Then I will meet you there ♪
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1:54:23
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♪ Where the air is clear ♪
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1:54:25
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♪ Pinky swear I’ll meet you there ♪
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1:54:28
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♪ And I’ll stay with you And see new colors ♪
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1:54:34
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♪ And I’ll stay today Until forever ♪
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1:54:39
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♪ And I’ll stay with you And see new colors ♪
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1:54:44
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♪ My eyes are open wider ♪
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1:54:46
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♪ Today until forever ♪
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1:54:49
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♪ I’ll stay with you ♪
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1:54:51
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♪ Familiar faces As we chase the moon ♪
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1:54:56
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♪ I’ll fall in love And I’ll come crying to you ♪
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1:55:01
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♪ Through the changes And the heart’s battles ♪
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1:55:07
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♪ I’ll lay my troubled bones On you ♪
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1:55:10
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♪ If you put on my shoes ♪
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1:55:14
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♪ Walk a mile or two ♪
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1:55:16
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♪ Till your eyes open wider Than they used to ♪
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1:55:21
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♪ Then I will meet you there ♪
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1:55:24
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♪ Where the air is clear ♪
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1:55:27
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♪ Pinky swear I’ll meet you there ♪
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1:55:30
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♪ And I’ll stay with you And see new colors ♪
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1:55:35
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♪ And I’ll stay today Until forever ♪
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1:55:40
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♪ And I’ll stay with you And see new colors ♪
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1:55:45
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♪ My eyes are open wider Today until forever ♪
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1:55:50
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♪ I’ll stay with you ♪
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1:55:52
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[chorus vocalizing]
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1:56:00
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♪ I’ll stay with you ♪
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1:56:11
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♪ And I’ll stay with you And see new colors ♪
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1:56:16
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♪ And I’ll stay today Until forever ♪
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1:56:21
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♪ And I’ll stay with you And see new colors ♪
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1:56:26
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♪ My eyes are open wider Today until forever ♪
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1:56:33
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[chorus vocalizing]
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1:56:41
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♪ I’ll stay with you ♪
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1:56:44
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♪ Oh-whoa, whoa, whoa ♪
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1:56:46
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♪ My eyes are open wider ♪
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1:56:50
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♪ And I ♪
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1:56:53
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♪ And I will hold you too ♪
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1:56:56
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♪ And I can sing to you ♪
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1:56:58
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♪ Close your eyes, memorize ♪
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1:57:01
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♪ How I used to ♪
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